Miyo McGinn

Seattle

Editorial Assistant at Outside Magazine

Freelance Writer at Freelance

failed ski bum | editor @outsidemagazine | she/her

Articles

7 Sleeping Pads That All But Guarantee a Solid Night's Sleep at Camp

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Joe Jackson |Miyo McGinn

Few things can tank morale on a camping trip like a bad night's sleep. Fortunately, with plenty of stellar sleeping pad options out there, there's no reason for your gear to prevent you from getting your beauty sleep, especially when you're car camping and you've got the room to go big.
The 2025 Summer Gear Guide

1 month ago | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn |Drew Zieff |Cory Smith

Skip to content Back to top Editor's Letter Welcome to our 2025 Summer Gear Guide! Below you’ll find dozens of reviews packed with the most impressive gear we tested this past year. Whether it’s hiking, camping, biking, running, working out, or traveling, we have it all right here. We also highlighted some of our favorite picks in Outside magazine’s May/June issue, which you can pick up at newsstands or read digitally with your Outside+ subscription.
With Young People Drinking Less, Mountain Sports Culture Is Changing—Maybe for the Better

Jan 25, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

Mountain sports are saturated with alcohol. Summit beers, lift beers, après ski, post-ride happy hours, whiskey around the campfire—some days it feels like you could drink from beginning to end of your favorite outdoor activity. But as public health officials issue warnings over alcohol and younger Americans report that they drink less than previous generations, it’s worth asking whether our outdoor adventures should include so much booze.
Did Biden Really Protect Our Public Lands?

Jan 22, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

On Monday, January 20, the presidency of Joe Biden came to an end. During his four years in office, Biden, 82, focused on issues that impact outdoor recreation, such as the preservation of public lands and conservation. The centerpiece of Biden’s conservation policy was the America the Beautiful Initiative, a commitment to conserve and restore at least 30 percent of federal public lands and waters in the U.S. by 2030.
Sea Moss Gel Is Hailed as a Superfood. Is It Worth the Hype?

Jan 18, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

A few months ago, I went to Los Angeles for a long weekend with my friend Becca to visit her relatives and soak in some sunshine. We both live in Bozeman, Montana and wanted to take a quick break in balmy southern California during the long, frigid northern winter. Los Angeles tends to be at the vanguard of any health food fad, and the luxury grocery store chain Erewhon is the epicenter, the birthplace of dozens of dubious superfoods.
Vail Faces Class Action Lawsuit for Ski Patrol Strike Disruptions

Jan 17, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

It’s always a bummer when your vacation doesn’t go as planned. Still, a spoiled trip isn’t often cause for legal action. But for Christopher Bisaillon, a guest at Park City Mountain Resort in Utah over the holidays—where operations were disrupted as a result of the ski patrol union strike—the distance was just too great between the vacation he’d planned and the experience he had.
Biden Signed the EXPLORE Act into Law, Enacting a Host of Outdoor Recreation Initiatives

Jan 7, 2025 | backpacker.com | Miyo McGinn

Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members! Download the app. On Saturday, January 4, President Joe Biden signed the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences (EXPLORE) Act into law.
Biden Adds Two More National Monuments in the Final Days of His Term

Jan 7, 2025 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

On Tuesday, January 7, President Biden announced the formation of two new national monuments in California: the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla Highlands. The new monuments encompass a combined 848,000 acres of land, and cover areas that are culturally and historically significant to several Indigenous groups.
The Newest National Monument Recognizes the Dark Legacy of Indigenous Boarding Schools

Dec 9, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

On Monday, December 9, the Biden Administration officially designated the Carlisle Indian Industrial School campus in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a national monument. It’s the seventh new national monument that Biden has created since taking office in January, 2021. Founded in 1879, the Carlisle School was one of the more than 400 Indian boarding schools that were a cornerstone of U.S. efforts to forcibly assimilate Indigenous peoples.
How to Ski 3 Million Vertical Feet in a Year, According to the Only Guy to Ever Do It

Nov 28, 2024 | outsideonline.com | Miyo McGinn

When skier Noah Dines answered my phone call in late November, he was skinning up a 400-vertical foot stretch of artificial snow at Waterville Valley Resort in central New Hampshire. Anyone who skis uphill at a resort knows the activity is pretty uninspiring, akin to running on a treadmill, but Dines didn’t care—he was chasing a record. If you caught up with the 30-year-old athlete at any particular moment during daylight hours in 2024, the odds were pretty good he was skiing.