Outside Magazine

3 days ago | outsideonline.com | Josh Ross

Shopping for a new road bike can be as fun as it is nerve-wracking. There are hundreds of options, from practical picks to WorldTour-level bikes ridden by the pros. The sheer number of builds, features, and specifications can confuse even the most avid riders. Fortunately, we have a team of experts who spend their days obsessing over what exactly makes the best road bike for racing, recreation, and endurance.

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Graham Averill

Think our national park units are only good for hiking and scenic drives? Think again. The array of protected landscapes throughout the national park system house some of the most pristine, jaw-dropping gorgeous swimming holes in our entire country. I'm talking about waterfalls with deep plunge pools and ice-cold backcountry lakes. A note about safety: Like all of the adventures we cover at Outside, swimming in the wild comes with some inherent risks.

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Grayson Currin

The good news is that you can now see the Nolichucky River sooner. Since my first thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail in 2019, I've often thought about a cliff edge just above Erwin, Tenn., where the woods open to reveal the Nolichucky rushing from a gorge below. It is one of the AT's pure postcard moments, a spot for which I even advocated in a recent Backpacker list of the iconic trail's best 100 miles. More than once, I've seen it in my dreams.

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Corey Buhay

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. Growing up in suburban North Atlanta, the only time I ever heard about the solstice was during the astronomy segment of science class. It wasn't until I moved out West that I learned it's basically the unofficial national holiday of the outdoors.

1 week ago | outsideonline.com | Andrew Willis |Ian Dille

New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden gems, upcoming running events, and more near you. Your weekly Local Running Newsletter has everything you need to lace up! Subscribe today. The Friday morning after Kevin Underhill crashed, I returned to the Driveway auto racetrack around 7 A.M. The track's owner, Bill Dollahite, greeted me. How was I doing, he asked. I had already told Bill that we'd had to transport Underhill to the hospital the previous night.