The road between Chicago and the Mississippi Delta is a pathway to great music, food and adventure—if you know where to look for them. (Published in the June 2008 issue)

In our greatest hits from strolling the 2008 Outdoor Retailer Winter Market show, you’ll find everything from a camp stove that can burn jet fuel in a pinch, to a jacket stuffed with pine cones.

Gold and silver bullion, emeralds, pearls—America's first family of marine salvage is still finding treasure from Spanish wrecks off the Florida Keys using specially designed tech and old-school scuba. We go along for a ride, and get inside treasure maps 2.0. (Published in the December 2007 issue)

South-central Idaho is the perfect place to fuel a Rocky Mountain tour with bait and tackle. Anglers bring a sense of purpose to backcountry camping trips: They just have to drop a line in the nearest fishing hole. Whether they return with the next meal or not is almost beside the point. (Published in the June 2007 issue)

This corner of Arizona serves up two diverse landscapes for the price of one getaway. You can slalom through arroyos in scorching cactus desert, then climb up into the cool, mile-high evergreen heights. Our ultimate camping gear roundup doesn't hurt, either. (Published in the June 2007 issue)