#outdoors
Home Improvement | Household Tips & DIY
9 Brilliant Backyard Lighting Ideas to Illuminate Your Outdoor Space
Whether you're looking for some easy string lights or a more permanent installation, these ideas will make your yard more functional around the clock. Check out the backyard lighting ideas and images here.
Psychology | Health & Wellbeing
8 Natural Ways to Repel Insects Without Bug Spray
You don’t need a can full of DEET to keep ticks and mosquitoes at bay in a survival situation.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
Stop Tossing Your Banana Peel on the Trail
That "organic litter" you just threw? It'll still be around in a year.
Family & Parenting | Kids
12 Month-By-Month Day Trips For The Year Ahead In South Carolina
Create memories that'll last a lifetime with this month-by-month list of wonderful day trips to take in South Carolina in 2020.
Pets & Animals | Other Kinds Of Animals
Tips for Watching Backyard Wildlife | Mental Floss
You don't need to climb mountains to find nature. Get to know your local animals with these 10 tips for backyard wildlife watching.
Advice & Self-Help | advice and self help
The Secret To Staying Happy Is Getting Whatever Exposure To Nature You
A new study finds that even just seeing a tree or hearing a birdsong will up your state of mind.
Miscellaneous | Interesting & Helpful Information
The Hiker’s Guide to Leaving No Trace . . . and in One Piece | NRDC
How to be responsible, pee responsibly, and handle animal encounters when you’re out in the wild, communing with nature.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Ghost Towns Across the US to Get Your Creep On
Check out these eerie abandoned towns.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Camping Gear That Does Everything (Except Pitch the Tent)
We’ve rounded up 10 awesome items to help you make the most of your family’s summer adventures.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
The Weird Ways Americans Try to Make the Wilderness Comfy | WIRED
To be able to unplug and enjoy nature, you need outhouses and food trucks.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Outdoor Swimming Holes in Los Angeles
From the Rock Pool in Malibu to Eaton Canyon Falls, Los Angeles has plenty of swimming water-holes to help you beat the heat this summer.
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
You can now hike 67 miles through the Santa Monica Mountains uninterrupted
For more than 50 years, Southern Californians have dreamed of following an uninterrupted trail among the sycamore canyons and sandstone peaks of the Santa Monica Mountains.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Best Family Beaches In Southern California
There’s nothing like a sunny Southern California day at the beach. Half of the challenge is in knowing where to go.
Family & Parenting | Kids
Kid Friendly Outdoor Movies In Los Angeles
Looking to keep the kids busy for a couple hours this summer in L.A.? Take then to an outdoor movie! all these movies are family friendly and free for all! Places like Alfredo's Beach Club and the Westfield Mall show both new and old films.
Food & Drink | Chicago Food & Drink
Best outdoor restaurants, patios and cafes in Chicago
Get in gear for alfresco season with our picks for the best outdoor restaurants, patios, gardens and sidewalk cafés in town
Miscellaneous | Local Flavor
Top 5 Beach Camping Sites in California | Camping | SoCal Wanderer | KCET
Pitch a tent and watch the sunset from any of these glorious beach camping sites.
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
She Rubs Chocolate On A Soda Can — A Survival Tip Everyone Should See - LittleThings.com
Life’s about the little things. Fun, uplifting and inspiring stories from around the world
Miscellaneous | Miscellaneous
Holiday Gift Guide:
The Outdoor Enthusiast
Awesome gift ideas for outdoorsy folk. You know who they are! We hope this awesome gift guide gives you some good ideas!
Miscellaneous | Los Angeles Stuff
6 Los Angeles Hikes With Spectacular Endings
These Los Angeles-area hikes, compiled just for Outdoors Week, all come with spectacular sights along the trail—fun bonuses to pile on top of the exercise and fresh-air time, and the...
