BETHANIA “That weird frog guy.” That’s how High Point native Stan Lake proudly refers to himself sometimes — “that weird frog guy.” It may sound, well, weird, but how else would you describe an avowed ...

Pat Neal is a Hoh River fishing and rafting guide and “wilderness gossip columnist” whose column appears here every Wednesday. He can be reached at 360-683-9867 or by email via ...

The cycles found throughout nature are full of endings, fresh starts, and plenty of resets, whether we are talking about ...

Big Hops makes moving around the world an absolute delight, and then gives you flexible tools to make your own fun while ...

Each palm-size owl caught is a rush, not only because it is an encounter in the dark with pure wildness. Saw-whets are one of ...

Tucked along rural Illinois backroads, Crazy Joe’s Fish House serves fried fish locals drive miles for—crispy, casual, and ...

Interested in tapping maple trees? Maybe you'd like to try your hand at writing or making grain art? Find an activity the ...

Settled amongst the Flint Hills, an impressive 10,000 square miles of exquisite rolling prairies, sits East Bank on Mill ...

The Resplendent Quetzal dazzles with emerald-green feathers and a crimson belly, hiding in misty cloud forests. Its elusive ...

In the Great Smoky Mountains, an auxiliary team of élite outdoorsmen answers the call when park-goers’ hikes, climbs, and ...

Some of the Amazon rainforest’s remotest reaches lie not in Brazil, but in Ecuador. A weeklong river cruise reveals the creatures, plants, and people that define this extraordinary region.

In Myakka River State Park you can climb a wooden tower, cross a narrow skywalk, and look out over the tree canopy for a ...