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Rigs, Jeeps, expedition vehicles and especially #VanLife is everywhere right now, and for good reason. Modern-day Magellans have made it their mission to use their vehicles as a tool for optimal experience elevating the road trip to a right of passage. After all, sometimes the whole point of heading outside is to get away from everything – and everyone. But you need to be a special breed to not only overcome the obstacles along the way but to navigate through breathtaking landscapes practically devoid of services, and then land yourself safely back on the pavement....

Lindsey Atterbury dodges the morning commuter traffic as she escapes from Portland. Photo: Brooke Jackson. A defining geographical feature of Oregon is the Willamette River, which divides East and West Portland. Historically, the Willamette has shaped the history and development of Portland from the natural resources of Ross Island to forming a coastal sea port. For myself, a local kayak guide, the Willamette offers a great learning environment for new paddlers....

Paddling gives so much to us, sometimes it is hard to recognize the flip side: that it can take away everything. After receiving the recent news that the Pacific Northwest paddling community had lost one of its brightest young chargers on February 10, I was in disbelief. Every boating community has moments like this, and it is never easy. Hugging the mother of your friend while she sobs on your shoulder, knowing she will have to live without her son, is the worst feeling....

Your skincare regimen doesn’t need to comprise an expensive rotation of exfoliators, masks, serums, tonics, and night creams. You do, however, need to meet the baseline requirements of cleansing and moisturizing. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Such a regimen will help prevent aging, acne, and improve the overall look and feel of your skin. So, what’s the minimum amount of products you can use to reap these benefits without breaking the bank and crowding your sink ledge?...

This article, and distribution, was paid for by the Canadian Ski Council and produced in conjunction with POWDER. Words by Heather Hansman. Blake Jorgenson, Big White. Photo: Courtesy of Big White Ski Resort I came in biased, and maybe a little bitchy, as is my south-of-the-border birthright. Most of my previous experiences with Canada had been underlined by harshness: brutal Coast Range bike rides and uptight interior border guards. A blue-skinned week of below zero in Banff, watching World Cup skiers dull their edges on the Lake Louise ice....

When the temperatures drop, the denim heads rejoice. That’s because it’s time to break out the thick, raw denim — the fabric that turns your legs into tropical rainforests when the thermostat reads anything above 80 degrees Fahrenheit. But unless you’ve already been working on a pair of good selvage jeans for a while, you’re staring down the barrel leg of cardboard-stiff pants that take more than a little elbow grease to make comfortable....

Say you’re grocery shopping, buying chicken and broccoli to cook for the week—and a frozen burrito for tonight. People tend to make healthy choices when planning ahead, and they go for indulgence in the moment. This happens to exercisers, too, which is why you need some gym-bag essentials. The Best Foods to Eat Before a Workout Read article In a study published in Nutrients, people were asked to pick either an apple or a brownie for a post-fitness snack....

Inflammation in the body is linked with a host of ills: cancer, heart disease, obesity, autoimmune disorders, digestive diseases, to name some of the biggies. And if you had any of those diseases, it’s only logical you’d feel bummed out, and possibly depressed. Most Men Don’t Realize They’re Depressed. Here’s How to Recognize the Signs and … Read article But what if depression isn’t always a logical reaction to illness, or even to stress?...

Unless you regularly travel with a full squat rack and a heap of dumbbells, you probably don’t get much of a strength workout when you’re on the road. My favorite fix for that is resistance bands. Sure, they’re a little retro, but compared to a set of dumbbells, bands are way cheaper and they take up a fraction of the space (a plus when you live in a tiny, one-bedroom apartment)....

Thinking about traveling to paddle this winter? Bren Orton, globe-trotting kayaker extraordinaire, knows the hardest part of any international paddling trip isn’t the whitewater, it’s getting your cumbersome piece of floating plastic onto a commercial airplane. Orton has been kind enough to share his wisdom about oversized baggage on his YouTube channel Senders. Liked this video? Make sure to give Senders a follow on YouTube for more lighthearted paddling videos that showcase some of the biggest whitewater on the planet....

In case you missed it: Breaking Bad is coming back with the Netflix film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie, releasing on October 11. Actor Aaron Paul is set to reprise his role as Jesse Pinkman in the Netflix movie, which will pick up after the events of the series. Watch the First Teaser Trailer for ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’ Read article The movie will follow Jesse after his “dramatic escape from captivity” from a group of criminals as he “must come to terms with his past in order to forge some kind of future....

The next James Bond film might be delayed until November, but that isn’t stopping Daniel Craig from hosting Saturday Night Live. The No Time To Die star will be the guest host on Saturday, March 7, and based on the new promo for the episode, Craig’s secret agent skills are still as good as ever despite the Bond postponement. Who Will Be the Next James Bond After Daniel Craig? Read article...

I was in upper Ferry Swale Canyon, with packraft and camping gear on my back, following a sandstone ridge toward powerlines. The Colorado River was beneath the plateau and out of sight. In the distance, the golf course oasis of Page rose atop an orange hillside. I was definitely on track. But the deep sand I sunk into with every plodding step had fatigued my legs. Should I have just paid a hundred bucks for a backhaul motorboat ride up from Lees Ferry?...

Some of Hollywood’s most badass leading men rock a bald head. Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and Bruce Willis, just to name a few. But we get that it’s not for everyone. Are you one of the 70% of men suffering from male pattern baldness? Do you want to stop it, and even, possibly, reverse it? Boil a cup of mustard oil with 4Tbsp of henna leaves, let it cool, then massage it daily onto the balding areas....

Tablets are a popular item in the world these days and for good reason. They offer up the power of a laptop in a compact size. It makes watching videos or reading a lot easier than it would be on the phone. Plenty of them can be pretty expensive though. But Lenovo makes great tablets at affordable prices, and this Lenovo Smart Tab P10 10.1” Android Tablet 64GB is a great combo of price and function....

There are a lot more men with facial hair these days. Back in the day, adult men didn’t tend to rock facial hair unless they were criminals or TV cops. But nowadays, men are rife with facial hair. And it isn’t one kind of facial hair based on some phenomenon in pop culture. These days, the world is a lot more accepting of facial hair. Generally speaking, there is no worry about looking uncouth with facial hair....

On the morning of Sunday, March 10, four women sat on surfboards a mile offshore of Lincoln City, Oregon, as the swell built at the state’s premier big wave. Nelscott Reef outside Lincoln City, Oregon. Photo: Richard Hallman Twenty eight competitors were in the small coastal town for the 2019 Kaizen Institute Nelscott Reef Pro, an iteration of a contest that has been held there for years. But in 2019, contest director Gabe Smith decided that things would be different....

Each year about 8 million metric tons of plastic pour into our oceans, harming wildlife and endangering hundreds of aquatic species. By the year 2050, scientists estimate there will be more pounds of plastic in the ocean than fish. While the rest of the world scrambles to cut down on its plastic use, one unexpected company has already begun doing their part to save the planet. Climate Engineering: A Last-Ditch Plan to Save The Planet...

YOU KNOW Golf Guy. He’s the junior executive who wears Polo shirts and crocodile leather belts, and likes to yell, “You da man!” at tournaments. He takes calls on the course about business; in meetings, he takes calls about his tee time. He first rose to prominence during the Regan Administration and came to embody late 20th-century yuppie affluence. He didn’t just have it all; he was obnoxious about having it all....

Crocodile sightings since last year have doubled around the Australian community of Townsville in North Queensland and it has local leaders believing a fatal attack is imminent. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection reported 58 crocodile sightings between Jan. 1 and Sept. 7, compared to 25 for the same period in 2016 when the total sightings for the year was 61, according to the Townsville Bulletin. An increase in crocodile sightings in Townsville, Queensland, has local officials worried about attacks....