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Whether you’re going to the beach, working out in the sun, hiking your favorite trail, or just trying to stay cool, proper hydration is essential. Drinking fluids is crucial to maintaining the function of every system in your body, keeping your heart, brain, and muscles performing optimally. But we get that plain ol’ H2O gets boring. You want some alternatives to water that’ll keep you hydrated and make you more inclined to drink more (and more frequently)....

It’s no secret that the pandemic catalyzed the largest backcountry boom in history. Its coverage has been wall-to-wall with national news outlets far from the wild, from NPR, NBC News, New York Times, to the Wall Street Journal picking up on it. When the masses head to the now snow-packed woods without much of a safety net, the questions begin: How can we all share this space, participating responsibly? How can we all enjoy solace and solitude without putting others at risk?...

Almost $3 Billion Will Be On Starbucks Gift Cards This Holiday Season Leena Robinson/Shutterstock By Jess Jeziorowski/Dec. 22, 2022 12:22 pm EST Gift cards are a divisive gift. “Gift cards are just less useful money that expires, and it’s high time we stopped using them. Just hand over the cash,” writes Amanda Yeo in Mashable. Consumers typically end up spending 40% more than the value of the card anyway, using the gift card to offset the cost of their purchase, per Bloomberg....

One of my favorite things about getting a package in the mail, besides the actual item, is the fun packing material that often comes in the box. From bubble wrap to packing peanuts, there are so many fun crafts you can create using them. I recently received a box that had packing peanuts inside it and I happily stowed them away in a bag ready for a craft. Since Fall is right around the corner we decided to turn them into a pretty apple tree craft, perfect for the back to school season....

Turkey may be the star of your Thanksgiving feast. But a curated lineup of the best Thanksgiving wines? That’s your supporting cast. Because your feast is a cornucopia of flavors—herb-spiced stuffing, buttery mashed potatoes, slabs of pumpkin pie—the wine pairing possibilities are practically endless. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies To help narrow things down, sommeliers and other wine experts shared the reds, whites, and bubbles that make it to their tables on Thanksgiving Day....

When you go out on a hike or just to hang out by the beach, you might find yourself in the need for a nice cold beverage. Something to just hit the spot and make yourself feel even more relaxed out there. This is why coolers exist. But not all coolers are the same, as the Hopper Backflip 24 Soft Cooler from Yeti proves. There are plenty of coolers out there for you to choose from....

When you go out camping or hiking or whatever you do that gets you out of the house, you want to be able to see the sights. There’s no point in going out into the glory of mother nature if you can’t take in its majesty. But that can be a bit hard when the sun isn’t up if you don’t have these Visiocrest Infrared Night Vision Goggles in your possession....

Celebrate the arrival of spring by using our butterfly template to make this beautiful butterfly craft. This simple butterfly craft is easy for kids to make and will look gorgeous hung on display at home or school for the spring or summer season. We created the butterfly body and wings in this kids craft in a way that they pop off the blue background, giving the colorful craft a fun 3D effect....

Climbing media outlets worldwide are reporting this week that Emily Harrington, the 34-year-old professional climber out of Tahoe City, CA, has free-climbed Golden Gate on El Capitan in fewer than 24 hours. Her ascent marks the fourth time a woman has free-climbed El Cap in a day, starting with Lynn Hill on the Nose in the mid-’90s, followed by Steph Davis and Mayan Smith-Gobat on Freerider. (Freerider is the route climbed by Alex Honnold in the film Free Solo....

Sponsored content. Men’s Journal receives compensation for this article as well as for purchases made when you click on a link and buy something below Just because the Fall is here and it’s getting colder out, that doesn’t mean you should give up your running routine. You can keep yourself going outside or you can shift to running inside on a treadmill. No matter what, you should do so while wearing these ASICS GEL-Kayano® 27 Running Shoes from Zappos....

Disclosure: This post was written on behalf of Utah State University Extension and Baby Animal Days in exchange for attending a Blogger Open House Event and free family admission to Baby Animal Days. All opinions expressed are 100% my own. Spring is here! It’s that time of the year when baby animals have been born and hatched and are as cute and furry as ever! Does your family have a yearly tradition of attending Baby Animal Days?...

Hershey’s Fan-Favorite Holiday Flavors Are Officially Back Plus New Hot Chocolate Bombs Hershey’s By Jennifer Amos/Nov. 17, 2022 8:54 pm EST Hershey’s is celebrating the holidays in a big way by bringing back a bunch of seasonal favorites and introducing some fun new treats. In an email from The Hershey Company to Mashed, the popular chocolate company said it will once again release its holiday Kisses in green, silver, and red wrappers and Reese’s peanut butter trees for fans to enjoy nationwide....

If 2021 belongs to any individual baseball player, it’s Shohei Ohtani. He’s the sport’s first elite dual-threat hitter and pitcher since perhaps the greatest player of them all—Babe Ruth. Sure, there have been better hitters and better pitchers than Ohtani, but nobody in modern baseball can do both as well as he does. He’s a true two-way superstar. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies He plays on a roster with the best player of his generation, center fielder Mike Trout, and yet it’s Ohtani who has become the most compelling reason to watch the Los Angeles Angels (to be fair, Trout has been injured since mid-May)....

Oru has been making folding kayaks for almost a decade. In that time, the California-based company has earned a stellar reputation (and several awards) for its elegantly designed watercrafts. What sets them apart? An Oru unfolds from a box into a strong, sturdy kayak in minutes. While a traditional kayak is a pain to travel with, Oru models pack down to the size of a large suitcase—ideal for storing in an apartment or tossing into the back of your car....

One of my favorite books as a child was Corduroy. I loved reading over and over about the cute teddy bear’s adventures in the department store, and it was a favorite book I read to my children when they were little too. This fun and simple paper plate Corduroy craft is a perfect way to bring the classic children’s book to life with your kids. Grab our handy template below and get ready for an afternoon of fun creating this super cute Corduroy inspired paper plate craft....

The peacock, also known as a peafowl, is a medium-sized bird that inhabits tropical rain forests with warm climates. They are particularly known for their distinctively colorful tail feathers, which spreads into a magnificent fan that encompasses the bird’s back and touches the ground side by side. The extreme popularity and exceptional beauty of peacocks have made this a highly-requested drawing tutorial. So, here we are, we have created a step-by-step tutorial on how to draw a peacock, summed up in 9 easy and quick steps....

Many skiers in the western United States are familiar with the phenomenon of “watermelon snow,” a pink algae bloom appearing at high altitudes in the summer months. But the appearance of pink algae in Italy, where it was previously uncommon, sparked concerns this week over glacial melt. These algae decrease the albedo on the snow surface—the amount of light energy reflected by the snow—and thereby absorb more heat. Glacier ice normally reflects 80 percent of the sun’s energy....

January coloring pages are a fun way for children of all ages to develop creativity, focus, motor skills, and color recognition. With new year’s eve right around the corner, it would be a shame not to jump-start your year with these gorgeous winter-themed coloring pages from the comfort of your warm home. 10 Brand New January Coloring Pages – Free to Print and Color What do we know about January? It’s widely known that January was named after the Roman god Janus, known as the protector of the gates and doorways who symbolise beginnings and endings....

The following is an excerpt from the book Reports From Hell, a gonzo ride through the Middle East with Chas Smith, the award-winning author of Welcome to Paradise, Now Go To Hell. In this chapter, our fearless correspondent arrives in Yemen in 2003, looking to answer the one question literally no surfer had ever asked: Were there any waves in Osama Bin Laden’s ancestral home? We treat al-Mukullah over the next ten days the way sloppy Germans, Danes, and Poles treat Mallorca, ambling around in the heat of the day between shops that sell ice-cream and internet cafés, driving out to the wave for a surf, driving back for a massive chicken lunch, driving out to the wave for an evening surf, driving back for a dinner of fried fish balls and banana mush next to the mosque....

Going out drinking with the guys is a time-honored tradition. A way to get out and socialize and just let loose after a long week. But sometimes we can go a little too hard. No one wants to deal with a hangover. But they happen sometimes. Not as often when you start to use the Toast! Before You Drink Gummy Bears. The Toast! Before You Drink Gummy Bears is a great pickup for anyone that wants to avoid those hangovers....