The Park Service Has a Policing Problem, Too Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/2422625/nps-ra…

Congrats to my friends and former colleagues at Outside Magazine for their membership launch. They do terrific work, and I urge you to subscribe. outsideonline.com/outsideplus/

Huge day for everyone here at Outside Magazine. A ton of hard work went into this new launch of Outside+, and I couldn't be more proud to share our exciting new approach to membership. outsideonline.com/adventure-trav…

Supporting journalism through ad revenue alone is deeply unsustainable, and as someone who cares about the future of outdoors journalism, it’s very cool to see Outside Magazine put so much care into their new membership model. (It even comes with books!)

This new Outside Magazine infographic on the past, present, and future of maps is way too fun to look at and destroying my Monday morning productivity. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

New story by me for Outside Magazine. I went hiking and camping while carrying only the things my D&D character carries -- and lived to tell the tale. outsideonline.com/culture/love-h…

Another banger from my favorite new Outside Magazine essayist @thats_my_line: What the Men Who Love My Boyfriend Taught Me About Social Hierarchy outsideonline.com/culture/essays…

1/ Just after 2pm on March 24, 2021, 500 Islamists attacked the small, paradise beach town of Palma in the far north of Mozambique. As 1000s fled, 170 men, women and children holed up at the Amarula Lodge with a few foreign construction contractors. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

Another masterpiece from Alex Perry, who embedded with the Rwandan Army in Mozambique to report this harrowing tick-tock—a morality tale for the global economy. One of the best stories I've ever worked on Outside Magazine. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

For this week's #LongreadsTop5, our editors picked stories from Outside Magazine, Oxford American, Pitchfork, The Verge, and Hakai Magazine: longreads.com/2022/06/03/the…

"He has always thought that I am too afraid of things. ... He’s right. One month ago, I was excited to pack up and road-trip north with my boyfriend, and now I’m afraid to eat ice cream." Alison Espach Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/adventure-trav… #longreads

"In September 2013, he threw a rock that skipped so many times it defied science." #longreads Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

When a gentle, blue-eyed gelding named Legend of Chincoteague died after a long life in the American Southwest, a mother and daughter embarked on an emotional journey to return his ashes to the sand and waves he once called home. outsideonline.com/culture/essays…

"Basically, over the course of 30 years, the bicycle went from the ultimate freedom machine to a non-serviceable proprietary appliance made out of fossil fuels and batteries dependent completely on the grid."🎯 outsideonline.com/outdoor-gear/b…

A SoCal lawyer is suing Wim Hof—the famous Dutch extreme athlete & motivational speaker—alleging that Hof's breathing techniques led to the drowning death of his daughter. In this story by Frederick Dreier, Hof's son Enahm reacts to the $67 million claim. outsideonline.com/outdoor-advent…

Colorado’s I-70 Has America’s Most Notorious Ski Traffic. Is There a Solution? Outside Magazine outsideonline.com/adventure-trav…

“We’re not able to fill any crews.” As fire season surges on, a follow up to my reporting on wildland firefighter staffing for ProPublica propublica.org/article/wildfi…

Legitimately thinking about starting a journalism award for "pieces that no one cared about but that you worked really hard on"

Big day! Got the early galleys for my new book, which comes out on March 25, 2025. It's called The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map. Find out more and (please!) pre-order here: alexhutchinson.net

Every time Washington stumbles into a budget crisis, a question looms: should America’s national parks remain open during a government shutdown? The most responsible policy is also an immensely unpopular one: lock the gates. lnkd.in/ghu-Vut8 republic.land/lock-the-gates/