Boats float around Lake Cachuma. Santa Barbara County is exploring how to change the rule that prevents visitors from swimming in the reservoir. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo The long-standing ...

It started with a cold-water plunge, and now outdoor, natural swimming is an obsession of mine. With 15,000 lakes and a robust water-quality testing system, Wisconsin is great for wild swimming. It ...

PROTECT GREEN LAKE. DURING THE SUMMER. GREEN LAKE CAN BE ONE OF WISCONSIN’S MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS, DRAWING MORE THAN 2.2 MILLION VISITORS THIS YEAR. BUT LAST MONTH, THE LAKE’S HEALTH CALLED INTO ...

"Just do it." Yes, that’s a 20-year-old advertising slogan and practically a cultural joke now. But that tagline gets startlingly real as my bare toes clasp a gnarly rock ledge and I stare 30 feet ...