Amelia Arvesen

1 week ago | backpacker.com | Amelia Arvesen

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. You've spent months planning for a hike, but once you hit the trail, nothing seems to go as planned. Maybe thunderheads loom in the distance. Maybe you forgot a crucial piece of gear. Or maybe you just have a sinking feeling in your gut. Part of you wants to press on so your planning won't be for naught. But the other part of you isn't sure it's safe to keep going.

2 weeks ago | fieldmag.com | Amelia Arvesen

Amelia Arvesen Amelia Arvesen is an outdoor recreation journalist based in Portland, Oregon. She spends her time running, climbing, camping, walking her dog, sewing clothing, and always writing. Field Mag may receive a minor commission from purchases made via affiliate links. In 1999 Japanese outdoor outfitter Snow Peak quietly entered the North American market, establishing operations and wholesale distribution in a Portland, Oregon garage.

4 weeks ago | backpacker.com | Amelia Arvesen

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. Not every driver feels inclined to pick up stinky, sweaty, and dirty hikers on the roadside-and rightfully so. Therefore, the brave souls who do pull over and offer a lift deserve your gratitude.It behooves hitchhikers to be on their best behavior and remember their manners when thumbing for a ride.

4 weeks ago | outsideonline.com | Amelia Arvesen

The bikes, backpacks, tents, and other outdoor gear on our wishlists about to get more expensive—a result of America’s burgeoning trade war. That’s the consensus of outdoor industry experts who spoke to Outside. As trade debates evolve and escalate on a daily basis, instability is the only constant right now in the outdoor industry, and sources told Outside that we are entering perhaps the most volatile and unpredictable period for businesses in recent memory.

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Amelia Arvesen

Iranian Supreme Leader Khamenei sends letter to Russia’s Putin ahead of talks with U.S.Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei sent his foreign minister to Moscow on Thursday with a letter for President Vladimir Putin to brief the Kremlin about nuclear negotiations with the U.S., which has threatened to bomb the Islamic Republic. U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened Iran …