The Tour de France is officially underway. Check out images from each stage of the world’s most famous cycling race.

When a friend in Munich told me to bring cash for our backpacking trip in Bavaria, I was immediately intrigued. I’m used to hiking in the backcountry of the United States, where there’s little between trailheads aside from scenery, wildlife, and other hikers. In the Allgäu Prealps of Germany, though, hiking looks—and tastes—a little different. [...]

There are more than 6,000 national parks across 100 different countries. Can you imagine visiting even a fraction of them? If you’re looking to plan your next amazing outdoor adventure, try adding one of these gorgeous national parks to your list. 1. Yellowstone National Park, United States (Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho) Founded in 1872, Yellowstone [...]

The United States and Canada share the longest international border in the world. And if you live up north, or want to explore the wilderness along the miles (and kilometers) of the border, you’re spoilt for choice. Here are 10 epic hiking trails close to the border for you to explore: 1. Pacific Crest Trail, [...]

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the driest deserts on Earth and, according to reports, home to about 39,000 tons of discarded clothing.

Wings open, her eyes scan the frozen foothills. She’s capable of spotting prey 11 miles in the distance and has located her target.  Before the hearts of the watchers on the ground have a chance to beat, her stillness becomes a dive, hurtling downward. To the watchers, she is but a blurry speck glinting golden [...]

Riding in planes, trains, and automobiles, Jamie “Adventureman” McDonald covered 22,856-mile trip in six days, 16 hours, and 14 minutes. 

It’s been 90 years since the very first recorded Loch Ness Monster sighting took the world by storm.  Stories about a mysterious creature living in a freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands have been around since 500 A.D. However, the legend of Loch Ness was not brought to the world’s attention until May 1933, when [...]

Bear Grylls is getting ready to attend the Coronation of Britain’s King Charles III on Saturday, May 6 at Westminster Abbey, London, but it won’t be his first brush with royalty as he already has many royal connections. Bear holds the role of Chief Scout, and as the organization’s figurehead, he is expected to attend [...]

If you ever spend significant time in England, or are visiting for the coronation, you might notice that bringing up the subject of swans will almost inevitably inspire one of the following two responses: “Swans will break your arm, you know,” or “Did you know the Queen [or King] owns them?” It’s true. When Charles, [...]