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An Obsessive Adventurer's Ode to Gas Station Coffee
A Totally Sane Argument for Embracing Gas Station Coffee As Adventure Fuel

For late night sends and early morning adventures, nothing fuels excitement quite like a $1.69 cup of cut rate black gold

This Week's Best Articles, From Around the Web
The Best New Articles From Around the Web This Week

Greta arrives in NYC, CNN's clever climate solution quiz, Faroe Islands' running pastor, and more

Q&A: Indigenous Film Photographer Judianne Thomson
Indigenous Photog Judianne Thomson on Instagram Tourism & Nudes in Nature

The outspoken artist on shooting nudes, how to explore without a colonialist mentality, and the ongoing fight against social media creeps

Existential Explorations of Rock & Mind in Joshua Tree, CA
15 Artful Photos of Sport Climbing in Joshua Tree National Park

An embedded outsider finds calm and clarity in the sun bleached life of the dirtbag climber

Why The Ideal Adventure Rig Isn't a Van—It's a Pickup Truck
6 Reasons Why the Best Adventure Rig Isn't a Van—It's a Truck

After more than three years and 130,000 miles of living in a pickup, I’m convinced there is no better way

Vanlife Diaries Book Documents a New Generation of Nomads
New Book Vanlife Diaries Documents a New Nomadic Generation

200 pages of dreamy converted camper vans, custom Sprinters, classic VW Buses and Vanagons, and more, photographed by James Barkman

How to Rebuild a Once-Sunk Boat Into an Adventure Surf Craft
Video: From Once-Sunk to the Ultimate Adventure Surf Boat

Surfer Trevor Gordon & filmmaker Ian Durkin set out for remote coastal British Columbia to surf waves from a boat brought back to life

The Future of Urban Salmon is Looking Up
How Vancouver, BC Brought Urban Salmon Back From the Brink

One biologist's two-year effort to document the return of salmon in the Metro Vancouver watershed is proving fruitful

Bodega Cove Cabins Embrace Nature With Contemporary Design
This Restored Property of Mid-Century Cedar Log Cabins Is a Dream Reborn

How an icon of regional prefab design found a second lease on life off the coast of Vancouver, BC

Q&A: Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & Free Soloing 3200' El Capitan
Alex Honnold on Heroes, Death & His Free Solo of El Cap

The world's premier free solo climber lives in a van, thinks life insurance is a scam, and is unlike anyone else

An 35mm Film Experiment Among California's Fabled Alabama Hills
11 Experimental Film Photos Bring New Life to California's Desert

Tips, tricks, and thoughts on analog photography and why it's worth spending a lifetime to learn by Photographer Jason Corning

Q&A: Artist David Buckley Borden & the Hemlock Hospice Project
How One Designer Is Using Art to Inspire Action on Climate Change

How the demise of the eastern hemlock at the mouth of an invasive insect inspired a site-specific installation created to educate the masses about ecology and climate change