Just For Fun
Escape for a minute with these resources to help you unwind and maybe discover a new, soon-to-be-explored internet rabbit hole.
Just For Fun
News & Articles
- STOP climbing the walls! But if you're going to, you might as well earn a Stayed Home badge!
- Think you're good at plank? You aren't.
- "Hashtag John Wayne"
- 50 weird and fun facts you should know
- Discover your quarantine name
- Most dog-friendly national parks
- Five things I wish I knew before adventuring with kids
- Trial by ice
- Surviving a cougar attack at Cooper Lake
- A magical owl of a surprise
- New! Top 10 Mountaineers of Instagram: 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018
- New! The Olympic Mountain Project, Part 1 and Part 2
- New! Belaytionships, packmances, and nature-loves
- New! Non-trekking uses for trekking poles
- New! Wildfire-resilient plants
- New! Pacific banana slugs
- New! The hidden history of the PCT
- New! Ski jumping on 4th avenue
- New! 100 peaks in 50 days: new FKT on the Bulger 100
- New! 30 in 30: Climbing Mailbox Peak 30 times in 30 days
Websites
- The Smithsonian recently made thousands of archives available for free. Learn more at Smithsonian Open Access Project.
- Go visit the Nature Is Lit Twitter feed.
- The daily otter. And, its sister site, the daily bunny.
- Semi-rad, created by Mountaineers Books author Brendan Leonard.
- And even more animals on the internet, from... Animals on the Internet.
- Related, have you check out dog balloons yet?
- If that's not enough, here are the best websites for wasting time on the internet.
- Explore the history of Seattle City Parks.
activities
- How to watercolor in winter
- And no matter what you do, it's better with Mountaineers merchandise!
- Climb at the Seattle Program Center
- New! Go forest bathing
- New! Explore Washington this summer
- New! Explore the waters of Washington
Top Trip Reports
- New! April 2022
- New! March 2022
- New! February 2022
- New! January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- Spring/Summer 2020
Recipes we love
- African Sweet Potato & Peanut Stew
- Bread Crumb Spaghetti
- Spicy Peanut Sauce for everything
- Tips for a Vegan Backpacker
- Trail Brittle
- Plus: how to waste less food at home
Video, Movies, & Podcasts
- Reel Rock, South by Southwest, and more are available online to stream.
- If you have two screens, you might as well dedicate one to animal cams.
- New! How not to die in the wild
Virtual Experiences
- Visit Antarctica without leaving home
- 13 Virtual Train Rides From Around the World That You Can Experience Right Now (Video)
- Virtual tour of Yellowstone
Youth-Specific
- Stuck Inside - Episode 1: Bring The Outdoors In
- Stuck Inside - Episode 2: Keep Spirits Up
- Stuck Inside - Episode 3: Connecting With Others
- Stuck Inside - Episode 4: Learning New Skills
- Stuck Inside - Episode 5: Earth Day
- Stuck Inside - Episode 6: Coloring Contest
- Stuck Inside - Episode 7: Mother's Day
- Stuck Inside - Episode 8: Staying Active
- Stuck Inside - Episode 9: Take a Brain Break
- Stuck Inside - Explorer Art Contest Winner
- Stuck Inside - Episode 11: Anti-Racism Resources
- Stuck Inside - Episode 12: Winter Extra!