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Get Outside!

Strap on snowshoes, make boozy hot chocolate, explore frozen waterfalls, and 57 other delightful, pandemic-proof activities guaranteed to get you off your couch this winter.

Illustrations by Naomi Wilkinson
January 11, 2021, 8:47 pm
Develop an Appreciation for Dead Grass

Develop an Appreciation for Dead Grass

Step Into Your Own Outdoor Wonderland

Play All Day

Turn Snow Shoveling Into a Serious Workout

Spend the Night with Keanu and Sandra

Zip Around Like an Olympian

Behold the Beauty of Starved Rock in Winter

Bundle Up Rover

Avoid Hating Yourself for Stepping Outside

Go Skiing (Even If It Won’t Blow Your Mind)

Drink Something Hot and Boozy

See Winter’s Beauty on Snowshoes

Build an Igloo

Laugh at a Polar Vortex

Take the Dreamiest Selfies

Wear a Dapper Mask

Watch Bald Eagles Devour Lunch

Learn How Virus-Proof Your Outdoor Activities Are

Find Some Workout Pals

Ice-Fish Just a Few Miles From the City

Play With Fire (and Smoke)

Run Away From Everything

Sleep in the Woods

Sleep in the Woods

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