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Hustle and Flow • AMERICA’S BIGGEST BURGS HAVE BECOME THRIVING ADVENTURE HUBS, HOME TO A NEW BREED OF OUTDOOR ATHLETES WHO PADDLEBOARD BEFORE WORK, BIKE SINGLETRACK AT LUNCH, AND HIT THE CLIMBING WALL BEFORE DINNER. HERE’S WHERE AND HOW TO JOIN THE FUN.
The Running Hub
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The Desert Rose
The Tropical Paradise
The Hidden Gem
Super Commuters • LEARN FROM THESE OVERACHIEVERS AND MAKE THE MOST OF YOUR TREK
Hot Wheels • WHO SAYS LOS ANGELES CAN’T BE A GREAT CITY FOR BIKING? PROFESSIONAL CYCLIST JUSTIN WILLIAMS TELLS US WHY HIS HOMETOWN IS THE PERFECT PLACE TO RIDE.
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The Green Acres
Streetwise • A REVIVED CLASSIC PERFECTLY SUITED TO CITY LIFE
Rock of Ages • WHAT DO YOU DO WITH AN EMPTY CHURCH? TURN IT INTO A CLIMBING GYM
Party in the Park • THE PERFECT GEAR TO CLAIM YOUR TURF
Painting Miami Out of a Corner • MURALS IN VICE CITY ARE USING AUGMENTED REALITY TO MAKE CLIMATE CHANGE HIT HOME
The Multisport Metropolis
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Niche Products • VERSATILITY THAT PLAYS NICE IN SMALL SPACES
The Trailhead
Rogue Racers • WITH UNSANCTIONED EVENTS, ORCHARD STREET RUNNERS OFFERS A SLICE OF VANISHING NEW YORK CITY
The Surf and Turf
Rex and the City • FIVE BREEDS THAT FIT YOUR LIFESTYLE—AND YOUR CONDO
Urban Outfitter • EVO’S BRYCE PHILLIPS SAYS THE KEY TO BRICK-AND-MORTAR SUCCESS IN THE AGE OF AMAZON IS CREATING COMMUNITY
The Watery Wonderland
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The Mountain-Adjacent Town
So Help Me • A PEDAL-ASSIST RIG THAT CARRIES ALMOST AS MUCH AS A CAR
Foraging for Foodies • IN AND AROUND SAN FRANCISCO, LOCAVORESARE SCOURING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS FOR EDIBLE INGREDIENTS. AND YOU CAN, TOO.
The Carless Wonderland
Outside Style • SEATTLE HAS A LOT TO OFFER CITY FOLK—A THRIVING JOB MARKET, WORLD-CLASS CULTURE, AND ALL THE POUR-OVER COFFEE YOU CAN DRINK. BUT FOR THOSE WHO NEED FREQUENT AND FAST ESCAPES FROM THE METROPOLIS, THE SHORES AND WOODS OF PUGET SOUND’S ISLANDS ARE ONLY A BOAT RIDE AWAY.
We're in the Deep End Now • LIKE THE REST OF US, TOM VANDERBILT WAS DREAMING OF A NEW KIND OF VACATION. HE WANTED ADVENTURE AND A PHYSICAL CHALLENGE, BUT ALSO A TRIP THAT WOULD APPEAL TO HIS WIFE AND YOUNG DAUGHTER. THE ANSWER: SWIMMING IN THE OPEN OCEAN, DAY AFTER WET, WILD DAY.
Different Strokes • THE BEST OUTFITTERS FOR OPEN-WATER SWIMMING ADVENTURES
The Next King of the Mountain • STRAVA IS GROWING FAST, ADDING ROUGHLY A MILLION USERS A MONTH, AND IT HAS LOFTY GOALS TO EXPAND FAR BEYOND ITS OLD IDENTITY AND BECOME THE HUB OF SOCIAL FITNESS. CAN IT SUCCEED?
Best Friends for Now • YOU KNOW THAT SPECIAL FEELING WHEN YOU MEET A STRANGER DURING AN ADVENTURE, FORM A BOND, VOW TO KEEP IN TOUCH—AND THEN THE WHOLE THING FIZZLES OUT? DON’T FEEL ALONE. AS CHUCK THOMPSON EXPLAINS, FIREFLY FRIENDSHIPS ARE AN OUTDOOR RITE OF PASSAGE, AND IN THEIR OWN STRANGE WAY, THEY’RE MAGIC.
Redline • Your head is pounding, your muscles are cramping, and your heart is racing. Then you get dizzy and the vomiting starts. This is what it feels like to die from heatstroke—and how to know when you’re in danger.
Act Fast • EXERTIONAL HEATSTROKE CAN CAUSE DEVASTATING DAMAGE, BUT IT CAN ALSO BE TREATED QUICKLY
Parting Shot