About a year ago, I spent a few days with Ace Kvale and his 10-year-old…
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10 More Useful John Muir Quotes For Your Instagram Captions
We all know the classic John Muir quotes like “The mountains are calling and I…
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Backpacking Is Sexy
Hey girl. Or guy. I want you to know something about that hobby of yours…
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The Shrinking Of An Adventure
I padded down the talus in the moonlight, my headlamp switched off, in front of…
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13 Pieces of Gear Every All-Around Adventurer Should Have
Normally I use this space to talk about not buying a bunch of shiny new…
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10 Tips To Help Lighten Your Backpack
A heavy backpack can make a backpacking trip no fun at all. Here are a…
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A Postcard From The Confluence
I am sitting at the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers at the…
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The Back-To-Civilization Buffet
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 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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Are You Coming Off The Couch?
Do you ever say “yes” to a bike ride, day of climbing, run, ski day,…
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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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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 Don’t Have To Go Inside Just Because It’s Dark
I rolled down the packed trail, standing in the pedals, watching the 30 or so…
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A Friendly Reminder That Your Summer Is Half Over
My dad mentioned to me the other day that this was the first year he’d…
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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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Dads And Dreams
My dad told me the other day he’d won a three-day Harley rental at a…
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Are You Ready For Your Summit Photo?
Are you going hiking this weekend? Planning a climb of Mount Hood, Shasta, Rainier? There…
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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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Happy Thanksgiving
I haven’t had a “proper” Thanksgiving dinner since 2002, somehow managing to be anywhere but…
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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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The Best Shoes In Life Are Not Shoes
I walked onto the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last Friday and a Denver Voice…
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