Here's an automatic camaraderie builder: Shoulder your ridiculously heavy packs (did you really bring a bottle of wine?), step into your skis and breathe hard in the sharp air for a few miles till you ...

Noel Kirkpatrick is an editor and writer based in Tacoma, Washington. He covers many topics, including animals, science, and the environment. There are few things more romantic than the notion of ...

Like most people who visit Mount Hood, Deena Kraft thinks a cozy cabin in the woods looks like a storybook illustration. Making the scene more fanciful, she says, is when the pitched roof is cloaked ...

On Christmas morning, some will wake in a mountain cabin, peer out a window and then take in the setting: a carpet of velvet snow, towering conifers and perfect quiet. In minutes, you have a fire ...

The best thing about Maxwell Sno-Park is that it never gets boring. No matter how many times you’ve visited, there’s a good chance you haven’t explored every snowy route from this winter access point ...

Canadian outdoorsman and woodworker Shawn James built an entire log cabin using hand tools. And he filmed it in timelapse - condensing the entire building process into a five minute YouTube video.

In this video, we work on our cabin extension by charring the posts to prevent rot from water exposure. We dig a second hole and create a rock foundation, gradually completing the structure with the ...

I recently found myself trying to understand Finnish Sauna Culture while staying in a snow cabin in the Lakelands of Central Finland at a resort called Revontuli. Revontuli is where people go when ...

Michigan is known for its beautiful, mild summers that make camping in the woods a real treat. During the winter season, camping slows down, but the cabins dotting the shoreline and woods offer a ...

Upstate New York is a perfect place for a dreamy winter escape. Rent a cozy cabin in the woods or mountains. Connect with nature while wrapping yourself in warm quilts and listening to the crackling ...

Sure, Michigan winters can be dark, cold and gray -- but with the right mindset, they can also be the sparkly backdrop to some great adventures. In the spirit of making the most of this underrated ...

Curling up with your loved ones by a roaring fire as you watch the sun bounce off the brilliant white snow outside. Sounds like a perfect winter holiday away, but you won't have to board a plane for ...