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A Vivid ORange Hetbike Mars 3.0 sitting on green grass

Heybike Mars 3.0 review: The folding e-bike built for adventure

By Heather Kuldell-Ware

a flower garden with a brick pathway running through the middle

How to figure out your gardening zone

By Debbie Wolfe

A person walking barefoot across a fallen tree trunk in a forest.

How to start hiking barefoot, if you’re into that kind of thing

By Alisha McDarris

Two people using Apple Maps while hiking

How to use Apple Maps offline and finally ditch Google

person learning how to use trekking poles

Learn how to use trekking poles and improve your time on the trail

By Alisha McDarris

The Oru Beach LT Sport kayak on the shore of a lake

Oru Beach LT Sport foldable kayak review: Whatever, wherever floats your boat?

By Abby Ferguson

Person carefully hiking uphill

6 uphill hiking tips to prevent your legs from turning into jelly

By Alisha McDarris

A person demonstrating how to safely cross a river or creek in the outdoors

How to safely cross a running body of water on foot

By Alisha McDarris

A bunch of poison ivy leaves which you'll need to learn to spot to avoid an allergic reaction.

How to keep poison ivy from ruining outdoor fun

By Alisha McDarris

A distant shot of a hiker about to go downhill

How to hike downhill safely and comfortably

By Alisha McDarris

Two bear cubs in a meadow.

How to keep your food safe from hungry bears when camping

By Alisha McDarris

Three people hiking in the rain wearing raincoats.

How to stay dry and safe while hiking in the rain

By Alisha McDarris

Pink feathery muhly grass are one the many native types of grass you plant in the US.

9 native grasses that will revitalize your sad, water-wasting lawn

By Helen Bradshaw

A person wearing barefoot shoes that form around their toes, sitting on a rock overlooking a body of water.

For a better hike, try swapping clunky boots for barefoot shoes

By Alisha McDarris

Person rides a mountain bike on an outdoor trail.

How to start mountain biking this summer

By Alisha McDarris

Hands putting bandage on a hiker's foot outdoors

How to save your feet from painful blisters

By Alisha McDarris

Deer tick passing tick-borned diseases to a young person by biting back of the neck

6 tick-borne diseases you really don’t want to get

By Jocelyn Solis-Moreira

A Canada goose opening its mouth and spreading its wings to protect its nest and its mate behind it at the edge of a marshy area.

Read this if you’re too scared to walk past a goose

By Alisha McDarris

A black backpack on a weathered wooden bench in the forest, with a silver metal water bottle next to it.

10 time-tested essentials that can help you survive your next hiking trip

By Alisha McDarris

person hiking with backpack and hiking sticks

What to know before you go on your first multi-day hike

By Alisha McDarris