My friends and I drove down a dirt road out of the Sangre de Cristo…
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The Best Backpack For You
If you walk any distance over one mile in the out-of-doors, you should think about…
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The Three Laws Of Stuff Dynamics
Do you have trouble fitting that last item in your backpack, or struggle to hang…
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The Lost Art Of Dreaming Over Maps
I was talking to my friend Mark about mountain biking a while back when he…
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Hiking Is Cool
Do you ever think hiking doesn’t get much respect anymore? Wait, better question: Remember that…
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Do You Have Obsessive Campfire Adjustment Syndrome?
Do you ever stare at a burning pile of logs and find yourself unable to…
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The Grand Canyon Guide To Parent-Child Relationships
I hopped over a stream crossing the Bright Angel Trail, taking a big step from…
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7 Tips On How To Be A Good Tentmate
Hey, do you like camping and backpacking with your friends? Of course you do. So…
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What’s The Best Rain Jacket?
When you’re buying a rain jacket, you probably have lots of questions, none of which…
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A Moab State Of Mind
I sat under Mesa Arch in Canyonlands National Park, 60 minutes from Moab and 20…
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The Whitey-Tighty Geocache
Have you ever shit your pants at a national park? A few years ago, I…
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Lose Weight Now With The 10,000-Foot Diet
Hey Are you sick and tired of diets that JUST DON’T WORK? Do you feel…
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You Wonder Why We Don’t Have Nice Things
I sat down exhausted last Tuesday night next to my friends Chris and Forest in…
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Pooping In The Outdoors: A Flow Chart
Everyone poops. What to do with it in the out-of-doors can sometimes be confusing. Thanks…
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The Masochist’s Guide To Bushwhacking
“Bushwhacking is like my third favorite thing to do in the outdoors, behind crotch-deep postholing…
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How To Get Your New Boyfriend/ Girlfriend To Hate Your Sport
You love snowboarding. Or climbing. Or mountain biking. You’ve been doing it for so long,…
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The Customer Is Always Right
Maybe you’ve heard this one: Ski resort patron approaches lift ticket kiosk on Powder Day…
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What’s Better: Watching Or Doing?
As the USA Pro Cycling Challenge was working its way around Colorado and into the…
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The Rise And Fall Of Macaroni And Cheese
Sometimes I like to fantasize that I have some sort of backcountry suaveness and culinary…
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Review: My Running Shoes
I picked up these sweet-ass rigs after I finally wore out my last pair of…
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The Rules For Dating A Dirtbag
It’s a singular feeling when you’re 33 and talking to your mother and she says,…
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I Don’t Like It, But I Love It: The Long Day
I’m hanging sideways from the rope going through my belay device, body completely parallel to…
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Please Don’t Stick Your Hand Into My Bag Of Trail Mix
Here’s a little tip to curb the spread of disease, illness and other microbial things…
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Hey Coffee, I Love You
When you go on a climbing or backpacking trip and someone says, “I’ll bring the…
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Am I Hiking Too Fast For You?
My friend Greg had hit the wall about four miles from the top of the…
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Your Body is a Furnace, Not a Temple: Trashy, Yet Easy Camping Recipes
City of Rocks, Idaho, early August 2011: Two men in their late 20s/early 30s sit…
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How much outside time do you need?
One night a couple weeks ago, I ate dinner with my back to a 180-degree…
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