‘I Saw It on Instagram, I Had to Come’: The Desire to Document Ourselves in Nature By Cheri Lucas Rowlands Highlight Are Instagrammers and selfie culture destroying the outdoors? At Outside, Lisa Chase sets off to find out.
Risking Your Life For a Selfie By Carolyn Wells Highlight “With the right hashtag, anyone can view thousands of potential destinations — and choose which to visit based on aesthetics alone.”
Tramp Like Us By Longreads Feature Can an American family learn to become outdoorsy in New Zealand, where the natural world is part of the national DNA? Sort of.
National Parks: A Reading List By Jacqueline Alnes Reading List Jacqueline Alnes considers the wealth, privilege, racism, and violence inherent in our relationships with U.S. National Parks.
Vacation Memories Marred by the Indelible Stain of Racism By Shanna B. Tiayon Feature Shanna B. Tiayon recalls an interaction with a National Parks Service bus driver that cast a pall on a family trip to the Grand Canyon.
Women of Color Are Blazing New Paths on Old Trails By Sari Botton Highlight Amanda Machado adds her voice to the growing chorus of women of color claiming their place in the rugged outdoors.
This Land Should Be Your Land: A National Parks Reading List By Erin Blakemore Reading List Underneath the beautiful surface of federal lands are stories of danger, harassment, and billionaire privilege.
Woman of Color in Wide Open Spaces By Minda Honey Feature While visiting national parks to detox from the oppressive whiteness of the MFA experience, Minda Honey is reminded the only places to retreat from whiteness in this country are the spaces women of color hold for each other.
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