Editors' Picks – Explore Magazine

Adventure, Editors' Picks, Gear

The Best 2024 Holiday Gift Guide for Nature Lovers

Looking for the perfect gift for the outdoorsy nature lover in your life?

Adventure, Editors' Picks, Health and Wellness

Fun, Outdoorsy Adventures To Get In The Holiday Spirit

Amp up the joy and chase away the winter blues with these fun outdoor holiday adventures.

Winter boots and ski mittens on snowy background

Editors' Picks, Gear, Ski and Snowboard

Roundup: The Best Winter Gear For 2025

Here are 10 new, exciting and essential gear items for winter 2025, tested and reviewed by the explore team.

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The Best Black Friday Deals on Explore’s Outdoor Adventure Gear

Holiday shopping, especially during Black Friday, can be so overwhelming. Stressed-out shoppers shoving and pushing each other for discounts, or …

Editors' Picks, Health and Wellness, Skills

Let the Delicious Recipes from Habit Fire Up Your Wonderful Adventures

Habit perfectly lives up to its tagline �Inspired. West Coast. Gluten Free” and offers a wide range of beginner healthy recipes.

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Outdoor Skills: It�s Good to Be Bad

Curious about an outdoor skill? Learn it from bad women.

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Find Masks in the Trees on This Unique Trail

Eyes stare at you. Terracotta smiles beckon you into the enchanted woods. How many faces are in the trees?

A Canoe in the water with three people on board

Adventure, British Columbia, Editors' Picks

How the Great Outdoors Connects Me to My Heritage

Every step I take on a mountain trail or through a forest is more than an adventure. It�s about memory, spirituality and striving to connect to my ancestry.

Adventure, Editors' Picks, environment

How To Dress Up Like A Granola For Halloween

You open your closet to sift through your options but find nothing inspiring. Your shelves are overcrowded with Patagonia sweaters, patterned wool socks are poking out of the drawers, and the hangers hold only Arc�teryx rain jackets. Ding, a lightbulb lits up. You could dress up like the outdoors-y or �Granola� stereotype!

Couple posing in cute pumpkin patch; autumn field

Adventure, Editors' Picks

15 Ideas for Outdoorsy Fall Dates with Beautiful Autumn Vibes

Autumn is made for love. The brisk chill in the air invites you to cozy up with your adventure buddy. …

British Columbia, Editors' Picks, Indigenous

How Indigenous-led Tourism Can Revive Lost Languages On Vancouver Island

The Homalco people are not just returning�they are reclaiming this place. The People Water Land Tour is the best way to experience the revitalization firsthand.