Amangiri

Aman Resorts' alien escape in the Utah desert

Forget interstellar travel—there’s a transcendent resort currently taking bookings here on earth, and it’s called Amangiri. Located just over the Arizona border in Canyon Point, UT, the hotel sprawls amongst imposing bluffs with sweeping views of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. While testing out the 2013 Range Rover on a recent trip, we spent our nights in the serene walls and spartan beauty of Amangiri, …

Chrome Niko Camera Bag

A detailed look at the bike and photo friendly backpack and waterproof Storm Field Jacket

Since 1995 Chrome has been making sturdy, purposeful bags in San Francisco to feed the needs of the discerning cycling community. While their product line has grown the brand keeps its integrity intact by never compromising with materials nor construction, cherishing function over all else. The Niko Camera Bag is made with Chrome DNA through and through. First and foremost comfortable while in transit, the …

Word of Mouth: Fairbanks

The aurora borealis, skijoring, street art and more in our guide to the Alaskan city

A confluence of accident and opportunism led to the founding of Fairbanks when businessman E.T. Barnette‘s steamship ran aground in the Chena River in 1901. It seems a natural progression then that over 100 years later—following gold and oil booms and busts, and statehood in 1959—Alaska’s second largest city remains a place of hyper-local, entrepreneurial free enterprise. Here, chance meets necessity and life is inextricably …