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Stories from the road: the places, the people and the light behind the photos.

Adventure motorcycles parked along a wooded trail

Latest story · Action Sports · Lake George, NY Americade ADV Ride On assignment for UPSHIFT: the ride, and how the rally has changed over the years. Read the story

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Adventure motorcycle rider on a forest dirt road

Americade ADV Ride On assignment for UPSHIFT: the ride, and how the rally has changed over the years. Action Sports · Lake George, NY

Saddle bronc rider spurring a bucking white horse with his free arm raised

Livingston Roundup Rodeo Three nights of broncs, bulls and barrel racing over the Fourth of July in Paradise Valley. Action Sports · Livingston, Montana

Giant wooden rocking chair with a person standing between its legs for scale

Big Things, Small Town A grey January day chasing world records through a town of fewer than 3,000 people. Travel · Casey, Illinois

Drone view of sunset over Cumberland and the gap in the ridges

Bikepacking the GAP D.C. to Pittsburgh on the C&O Canal and Great Allegheny Passage: 6 days, 356 miles and 8448 feet uphill. Travel · Washington, D.C. to Pittsburgh, PA

USA goalkeeper in a red cap reaching up as the ball flies past, goal behind her

No Sleep Till Tokyo USA Women's National Water Polo take on Italy at the 2019 Holiday Cup, with a perfect season on the line. Action Sports · Princeton, NJ

Hot air balloon painted with a parrot, glowing in the sun

Adirondack Balloon Festival Hundreds of balloons launch over Glens Falls, from sunrise to the night glow. Travel · Glens Falls, NY

Soft white dunes under a pale sky

White Sands National Park Wandering the world’s largest gypsum dune field, chasing patterns in the light, and staying put when a storm rolled in. Travel · New Mexico

H'Mông woman drawing designs onto white fabric

Indigo A cultural transformation: following H’Mông women as leaves become traditional garments. Travel · Sapa, Vietnam

Woman with a red fan sitting on a blue chair beside the tracks on Train Street

Hanoi Tracks Life on both sides of Train Street. What side will you pick? Travel · Hanoi, Vietnam