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A New Food Festival Is Offering Rare Access to Montana’s Exclusive Mountain Town

Montana's most high-end town is debuting a new food and wine festival next month, bringing a serious culinary lineup to the mountains in time for peak leaf-peeping.

Kinsey GidickAugust 25, 2026

Food Culture

These 6 High-Protein Bean Brands Are a Game Changer for Campers

From campsites to recovery meals, a new generation of bean-aisle disruptors is ditching mushy staples for flavor-forward, protein-packed pouches and cans that are built for the trail.

Beth KracklauerApril 21, 2026

Drinks

Canned Wine Is Actually Good Now. Here Are the 5 Best for Warm-Weather Adventures.

Portable, packable, and—finally—delicious, a new generation of canned wine brings better grapes to the great outdoors.

Kate BernotMarch 30, 2026

Drinks

The 5 Best Whiskeys from America's Most Devoted Makers

America’s most devoted whiskey makers are planting their own crops—and reshaping bourbon from the ground up.

Kevin SintumuangDecember 30, 2025

Recipes

Steven Rinella’s Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe Involves Fire, Brine, and Smoke

The hunter and MeatEater founder shares his favorite recipe for cooking a wild turkey over an open flame

Frederick DreierNovember 26, 2025

Opinion

Is My High-Protein Diet Unethical?

An outdoor athlete wants to jump on the latest nutritional fad, but worries that a diet rich in beef will be bad for Mother Nature

Mark SundeenNovember 5, 2025

Tools & Tech

These 5 Simple Upgrades Transformed My Backyard Fire Pit

After years of perfecting my campfire setup, these additions have made all the difference

Graham AverillOctober 11, 2025

Food

Fire Up Fall with the French Mussel Dish Éclade de Moules

'Tis the season to flash-cook fresh mussels under a pile of pine needles

Peter BarrettAugust 30, 2025

Food Culture

From North Carolina to Oregon, These Are the Most Beautiful Breweries

Craft breweries may be manufacturing businesses, but more and more are embracing their natural surroundings. Here's where to pull up a stool for a pint and some fresh air.

Kate BernotAugust 29, 2025

Food Culture

How to Eat Like a Yellowstone Grizzly Bear

Savor the landscape with all your senses on this wild culinary journey

July 2, 2025

Food

Eat Like a Grizzly

Savor the landscape with all of your senses on this wild culinary adventure

Corey BuhayJuly 1, 2025

Food

The Right Way to Roast a Chicken Over a Campfire

Live-fire cooking is more than grilling—it’s primal, versatile, and totally addictive. Here’s how to master the art.

Peter BarrettJuly 1, 2025

Drinks

How to Choose the Best Beer for Practically Any Outdoor Adventure

No matter your outdoor plans, one of America’s nearly 10,000 breweries makes a beer to match. From alcohol-free quenchers to big IPAs, here’s how to stock a cooler that’s up for anything.

Kate BernotJuly 1, 2025

Wellness

Saving Yellowstone’s Native Trout

For fly-fishing evangelist Austin Campbell, there’s nothing better than catching—and protecting—Yellowstone cutthroat trout

Corey BuhayJune 2, 2025

Tools & Tech

How Long Do Travel Mugs Actually Keep Beverages Hot? Our Lab Data Might Surprise You.

We put 38 insulated beverage containers through rigorous testing in the Outside Lab to find which kept drinks hot the longest

Adam TrenkampMay 30, 2025

Food Culture

What's the Secret Ingredient to This Chef's Recipes? Running.

Chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson talks about reconnecting with his Ethiopian heritage and how his mom dared him to run his first marathon

Jake SternMay 22, 2025

Active Families

How Yellowstone Inspires Art

Guide-turned-artist Bryn Merrell joins a legacy of painters, photographers, poets, and other creatives who have been touched by the country’s first national park

Corey BuhayMay 1, 2025

Active Families

A Real Yellowstone Rancher Shares Her Story

Raising livestock in grizzly and wolf country isn’t easy. Here’s how to do it with respect and grace.

Corey BuhayApril 1, 2025

Hiking

Yellowstone’s Best Wildlife Hikes

Hit the trail and learn first hand why Yellowstone National Park is called the American Serengeti

March 3, 2025

Nutrition

Hate Protein Powder? Try This Vegan, Whole-Food Smoothie.

Fruits, veggies, flax milk, hemp seeds, and more make for a smoothie that's not too sweet, doesn't have any funky ingredients, and packs a great protein punch

Brendan LeonardMarch 1, 2025