Melissa McGibbon is the Senior Editor of Outdoor Sports Guide Magazine. She is an award-winning journalist and is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and the Adventure Travel Trade Association. Her work also appears in Outside Magazine, Lonely Planet, SKI Magazine, Backpacker Magazine, Elevation Outdoors, Scuba Diving Magazine, and Matador Network. She is usually in pursuit of adventure, travel, or some daring combination of the two. IG @missmliss // melissamcgibbon.com
Ice Climbing in Cody, Wyoming Cody is an unassuming un-tropolis of 10,000 in northern Wyoming—about 50 miles from the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park—steeped in history and rich with natural beauty that was surely created to entice adventurous undertakings.…
11 Winter Gear Must-Haves Salomon Mirage+ Ski Helmet This helmet/goggles combination is a game-changing progressive step in ski gear. It’s built with EPS 4D technology for improved safety and has an easy lens changing system. $300 Patagonia Micro Puff Hoody…
Winter is Coming Ski season is almost here! If you usually buy a season pass to one or two of Utah’s many magnificent resorts, you know it includes as many vertical feet as you can handle, but your season pass…
When I signed up for Pursuit Series at Snowbasin, UT, I knew it would be cool, but it didn’t know it would be so freaking cool! It’s is a three-day outdoor event that includes a ton of activities, courses, instructors,…
How to Get the Best River Permits in the West What are the most coveted permits for private (non-commercial) river trips in the West? Rivers that flow through protected wilderness areas have the lowest odds of launch date victory but…
Adventures in Yellowstone National Park In 1872, expedition and geological survey leaders—who had experienced the splendor of the Yellowstone area and recognized its inestimable value—persuaded President Ulysses S. Grant and members of Congress to establish Yellowstone as the world’s first…
5 Must-Visit Ski Resort Lounges If you only go to the resorts to play in the powder, you’re missing out. Utah’s ski and snowboard resorts have much more to offer than lift rides and snowy slopes. Each resort’s unique atmosphere…
Raging Blue Getting tossed around a boat by glacially cold, raging waters is awfully entertaining. I could actually feel my character building as we made our way through Big Swirly Rapid on the Upper Clackamas River. I tried my best…
Mountain Biking in Santa Fe Santa Fe is the kind of place you might imagine when you think of the American Southwest. Coyote fences surround the distinctive Pueblo Revival-style buildings adorned with hanging red chile garlands. It’s the oldest state…
If you wake up in Mexico but you had no intention of going there the day before, chances are you’re involved in some kind of trouble–or you signed up for Questival. As your annual race calendar fills up, you may…