When local cycling enthusiast Shane Cusick couldn't find a bike for his kid that wasn't heavy and poorly made, he decided to design and build one himself. Three years later, Pello Bikes is up and running -- but will import tariffs clip the wings of this fledgling success story before it full takes off?

Hunter, angler, journalist and outdoors-based business owner Tee Clarkson is our ghost of outdoors pursuits past, present and yet to come.

Virginia’s Natural Area Preserve system protects our most rare and ecologically valuable plants, animals and geologic formations. But can you name one? Jason Bullock aims to change that.

Ever run or bike down Grove Avenue in the West End? Sherri Crowell has been putting ice cold water out there for you for years -- and this simple act has profound lessons for us all.

Joe Costello's masters degree in urban planning led him to the Gilded Age Richmond gem known as the Pump House. Now he and a newly-formed Friends group are on a mission to restore this architectural and historical wonder (and the park around it) to its former glory.

We've covered the outdoor sports-enthusiast angle, the competition angle, the naturalist angle, the outdoors-lifestyle angle....and a common thread that's emerged from our guests is the spiritual rewards of recreating in the outdoors. So we decided it was time to delve into that topic directly.

Andrew Philpot and John Fury manage James River State Park two hours west of Richmond where, on Oct. 19-21, hundreds of practitioners of the fast-growing overland camping movement will gather for a weekend festival. Listen in to find out what all this growing segment of the camping world is all about.

The James River Park's head of education programs talks about leaving a career in art history for outdoor ed and why it's so important to break down the barriers to getting inner city kids outdoors.

Earl Swift has paddled the entire James River, circumnavigated the Chesapeake Bay and, for his latest book, spent 14 months living among our most isolated fellow Virginian's on an island in the Chesapeake Bay -- an island that in 50 years, scientists say won't exist.

Clark Jones has spent the past few years turning Virginia's largest state park into a mountain bike wonderland, with dozens of miles of new trails for beginners to experts. Find out how it all came together and what's on the horizon for the state park closest to Richmond.