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Taking the time to be in the moment: A Winter Excursion

As we rolled up to the parking area, I shivered a little bit. I have this habit of leaving my house in sandals – we are in California after all. My toes were already c...

Winter Camping Hacks That Will Keep You Warm

So, you want to try winter camping. Having tried and failed to enjoy this pretty niche activity a few times, I’m here with some advice for you. Hopefully these tips he...

4 Lessons from Gravel Biking Fruita to Moab

I asked on social media “What if I told you that you would go somewhere you had never been, do something you can’t do today and come home with a renewed passion?” Oh and “It will all happen on your bike.”

Trust Your Friends' Outlandish Voicemail Ideas

Sometimes you get those random voicemails that kinda go like, “Hey bud, so, I was sitting here thinking about something cool we could do and I think I figured it out....

Adventures in Peru: Our friends Apumayo Expediciones 

Meet Pepe, a longtime friend and colleague of the Big Agnes team, and founder of Apumayo Expediciones in Peru, who might be the best person to make your Peruvian trave...

Hiking the AT with the three Ks

When my kids were younger, I searched for a hobby which would allow us to bond as a family, release our emotions in a helpful way, stay healthy, and avoid spending too...

Cochise Breeze

Hanging on a protection bolt, on a moderate traverse, unable and unwilling to move; a free climbing failure – I was starting to get grumpy. The wind shrieked across ou...

Outside 365 on the Colorado Trail

Trout and I left a bit of dangling chad last year on the Colorado Trail, wrapping up in Salida, CO after 300 miles and 12 days of riding so THIS year we enlisted some ...

Wildfire prevention is our responsibility

*At the time of this publishing there are a lot of active fires in the western region of the United States. Our thoughts go out to all those affected by those fires an...

Bikepacking Scotland's Land of the Almost Midnight Sun

Despite the restrictions to travel between the US and the UK being enough to make ones head explode: a negative test to fly, a personal locator form complete with evid...

Three T's: The Tahoe Twirl

Today, peering out through the thick air, into the trees and the claustrophobic smokey haze beyond, I keep thinking how lucky I was this time a little over a year ago,...

Homegrown Adventure

Photo by Tommy Danger: Family camp weekend begins just a short distance from home. For most of my adult life, I have been able to travel and adventure all over the wor...

Continental Divide Trail Coalition: Priorities for Summer 2021

For this upcoming season CDTC’s main goal is to complete the Optimal Location Review (OLR). This will inform the direction of the reroute moving forward and is a collaborative effort with Federal and State agencies partners.

Outside Our Own Front Door

Photo by: Aedan O’Donnell. Krystle Wright prepares dinner at the back of her SUV. As an adventure photographer, I’ve spent the majority of the past 10 years constantl...

How It All Started

This year, Big Agnes is celebrating its 20-year anniversary, or as we like to say #20yearsinthedirt.  Founded by Bill Gamber back in 2001 and based in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, Big Agnes has grown into a successful, sustainability-focused, global leader in the outdoor industry.

Think Globally, Act Locally

Justin Reiter – BA Ambassador and Steward of the Land Public lands are like family and for me, they play those same archetypal roles. From the wise grandparents that e...