NYC: Beacon Fire Tower + Bull Hill
Hike Beacon Fire Tower and Bull Hill without a car
Sharpen your bird brain: where to go birding in NYC
Birding, if you don’t know but you probably do, is the practice of finding, identifying and watching birds in their natural habitat. The idea...
Hike in Minnewaska State Park for scenic views of waterfalls
We have this friend named Tim who’s not the most outdoorsy of souls but who finally, after months of us sending him countless well...
Practice your map and compass skills in the park
"I think we should be about there," someone said as we approached an indistinct corner of Prospect Park. We were a few hours into...
NYC: A Winter Loop at South Mountain Reservation
Thanks to Melissa Goodwin of Girl Gotta Hike for sharing this awesome itinerary.
A perennial favorite, South Mountain Reservation is one of Girl Gotta...
A dummy’s guide to ski resorts
Sometimes it seems like everybody's family but ours took an annual ski trip, which means that most of our friends grew up going to...
Tools to make the most of your outdoorsy road trip
Our road trip out west this week has been a success thanks to a collection of websites and tools we used to plan our...
Turn your weekend jog up a notch with a trail run
This week's adventure is an essay from contributor Lyndsey Boekenkamp. If you have a story you’d like to share, email mappyhour@outdoorfest.com.
Being a trail runner,...
Climb a rock: Here’s where to go climbing near New York City
We were looking for a hobby that took us outside after we moved to the city a few years ago. Luckily, we haphazardly discovered...
This video about urban climbing will inspire you to go to the gym
https://youtu.be/bYnOLvm1WgE
We find it's hard to not talk about climbing as much as we'd like to (we don't want to be just a newsletter about...
Bundle up at the summit: Hike in Storm King State Park
Our mind melded with a few friends over the weekend and we all woke up craving a hike. So we bundled up and headed...
Devil’s Path tested our hiking limits
It’s easy to become overconfident when you're spending most of your weekends outdoors. But the thing about exploring these wild places is that eventually...
