
15 Best Day Hikes of the West
The beauty of the West isn’t up for debate: it’s ubiquitous, grandiose and unchallenged. But hidden within these 13 states are secrets that can’t be seen driving an SUV through the “scenic” route.


The beauty of the West isn’t up for debate: it’s ubiquitous, grandiose and unchallenged. But hidden within these 13 states are secrets that can’t be seen driving an SUV through the “scenic” route.
By Tucker Bowe

Creative’s new Sound Blaster Roar SR20 boasts improved Bluetooth pairing, a sound-boosting “Roar” mode, and half the price of its Bose competitor.
By Tucker Bowe

Today in Gear: Oliberté’s new Gymano bag, a Box of American Awesome, Manis’s back armor, Oakley’s first foldable sunglasses, high-quality dog shampoo, and a sweet new photo doctoring app.
By Tucker Bowe

After years of global vilification and false stigma, absinthe is making a comeback.
By Tucker Bowe

Today in Gear: Epaulet’s luxurious tennis shoes, Fotodiox Crystal DSLR Camera Models, the Acer C720, Misfit’s Beddit, House 33 t-shirts, DJ Connect and more.
By Tucker Bowe

The United States Men’s National Soccer Team (#USMNT) was knocked out of the World Cup by Belgium in the Round of 16, but you already know this. You watched it.
By Tucker Bowe

Today in Gear: A stylish watch powered by Android Wear, upgraded Nocs speakers, gin distilled the old way, a leather camera strap, and more.
By Tucker Bowe

Today in Gear: A Swiss-made watch that monitors health, a young American whiskey, an app that promotes wanderlust, the strongest high-end headphones and more.
By Tucker Bowe

Today in Gear: A unique iPhone camera flash, fancy cheese boards, a book on the coolness of random stuff and much more.
By Tucker Bowe

Put down the razor and step away from the Barbasol.
By Tucker Bowe

For gearheads and Quantified Selfers triathlon is a chance to ride bikes that look like DARPA prototypes and collect more personal information about themselves than a Stasi collaborator, respectively; for Alphas it’s a chance to get ripped and grab bragging rights; for some people it’s just a fun way to get in shape. Whatever the reason, the tri gear is abundant.
By Tucker Bowe