5 Tips for Camping with Preschoolers
Camping with kids age two to five is an art. The kind of art that splatters everywhere, involves a lot…
Finding Your Desert Zen at Joshua Tree
Daily bustle of life can disrupt the inner peace and leave you feeling unbalanced and disconnected. I find myself getting…
Camping Season Never Really Ends
I’m no stranger to rain. I grew up in Western Washington, where the trees are forever green and the sky…
Hipcampout Summer Series: Ecology with Charles Post
As the Friday sun dipped below the shoreline and painted the Bodega Bay sky a fiery pink-orange, a group of…
Finding Peace at Willoway Farm
Some of us suffer from an almost clinical restlessness. For Lilly Ball and I—founders of LOST WKND, the new literary arts…
Why I Love Car Camping
Camping is an all-time favorite for millions of people when it comes to getting outside. Still, when someone mentions camping,…
Old Yosemite Magic
As we sat perched on a rock atop Glacier Point, our eyes glued to the fading light on Half Dome,…
Keep Your Chill in the Heat: 6 Tips for a Successful Trip to the Desert
So — you’ve decided to plan a trip to the desert. After reading about the amazing camping locales and drooling over photos…
Sketching My Way Through The Rockies
This is a follow-up story to How I Escaped the Cubicle. This summer I had the opportunity of a lifetime to…
The 5 Best Forests to Visit on the East Coast
The East Coast of the United States is home to a vast array of attractions. From iconic cities like New…