Gear On The Go: August 2019
This month has been a bit of a whirlwind, to say the least. We've covered a lot of miles and visited some of our favorite Colorado mountain towns. The days are...
Camping
For the Next Generation of Adventurers
This September Roxy will be hiking around The Three Sisters in Oregon to raise money for The Cairn Project....
How Carvins Cove became a Recreation Mecca
A small landslide on a crude social trail at Roanoke, Virginia’s Carvins Cove Reservoir in 1997 was the first in a chain of events that culminated about 20 yea...
Road Warriors
Have you ever wanted to just head out onto the road and see where life takes you? BRO talked with some people who did just that. We found out how they are trav...
Happy Birthday West Virginia!
Every year on June 20th, the Mountain State celebrates a very special day – its birthday! This year West Virginia is turning 156 years old. How much do you kno...
Summer Camp for kids who are blind
Zip, hike, raft, wadeSummer vacation—it’s something almost every school-age kid eagerly anticipates. But that wasn’t the case for Sam Chandler at age 11. S...
Hometown Heroes
Locals reveal their favorite spots for in-town adventureIt’s five o’clock on a Wednesday afternoon. You want to get outside after a long day of work or cla...
Keeping it in the Family
Outdoor parents share their tips and tricks for adventures with kids.Before each backpacking trip, Nick Brooks would take out all of his gear for the weeke...
Linville Gorge: A Sparkle of Rekindled Joy
“It’s the closest you can get to God – a place where you can talk about all your hopes, fears, and dreams,” Dad said.That faraway gaze sprinkled with a sp...
All-Women Adventure Film Festival Heads to Brevard, NC in April
No Man’s Land Film Festival, the premier all-women adventure film festival, is coming to Western North Carolina for the second year in a row. The festival feat...
Yosemite’s lottery for Half Dome opening + Great Smoky Mountains NP asks volunteers to ‘Adopt-a-Plot’
Yosemite’s lottery for Half Dome hiking permits opens March 13Yosemite’s lottery for permits to hike Half Dome was supposed to take place on March 1 but ha...
The Science of Awe
Awesome: The Surprising Science Behind How We Experience the Outdoors
A cold front is sweeping over Pickem Mountain in the Jefferson National Forest, blasting a...
Wheel Life: Steve Yocom
When chasing your dreams, Steve Yocom figured out that you can catch them with a set of wheels.Professional photographer Steve Yocom lives a life of p...
Summer Camps for Everyone
New programs are making camps more accessible and affordable
Hannah Sjovold credits the Blue Sky Fund Outdoor Leadership Institute for helping her “develop who ...
Adult Adventure Camp
Summer Camp isn't Just for Kids Anymore
Increasingly, grownups are looking for weekend retreats focused on nature, physical activity, and community. So in 2017,...