The Hike House, Arizona

Discovering the trails of Sedona with unmatched advice from the team at this store and info center

by Kate McLeod Greg Samuelson was living in the suburbs of Houston with his family when he felt the need for a change. “I could have driven the concrete jungle for the next 20 years and done fine, but I felt like we were always having to manufacture adventure,” he tells CH. So he and his family packed up and moved to Sedona, AZ to …

Test Drive: 2015 Subaru Outback in Yellowstone

An adventure vehicle that handles expertly in the backcountry's mudpots and mountains

by Sasha Barkans “There are Washburn Expedition reports from 1870 suggesting these springs sounded like distant artillery,” our guide shouts over the bellowing Dragon’s Mouth Spring in Yellowstone National Park. As he tells us about the minerals and bacterium responsible for the otherworldly geographical features surrounding us, it’s hard to understand how difficult it must it have been, in 1870, for explorers to navigate these …

Analog Watch Co.’s Mason Collection

The makers of the minimalist, unbranded wooden watch turn to marble next

by Bridget Harrington Rector From the creator of the unusual wood and leather watches (which were picked up by the MoMA Design Store) comes an equally eye-catching wristwatch made of solid marble. The Mason Collection demonstrates how Lorenzo Buffa—the designer behind the Analog Watch Co.—continues to treat watch design as an art form. After completing a successful Kickstarter campaign for the Carpenter Watch, Buffa opened …