The New (Not-Quite-So-Masculine) Mountain Man
byI was trying to start a campfire a couple weekends back and grabbed a fat piece of wood with a crack at one end,…
I was trying to start a campfire a couple weekends back and grabbed a fat piece of wood with a crack at one end,…
You, outdoor recreator, are quite probably quite educated: Bachelor’s degree, possibly a master’s degree or Ph.D. You wore a cap and gown and were…
I walked onto the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder last Friday and a Denver Voice vendor looked down at my sandals, laughed and said,…
Sometimes I like to fantasize that I have some sort of backcountry suaveness and culinary instinct, and that I will someday take a special…
Ever fantasized about being a fire lookout, or living in a cabin high in the mountains, or deep in the wilderness somewhere? It’s romantic,…
It’s a singular feeling when you’re 33 and talking to your mother and she says, “You know what I think you should try? Match.com.”…
Remember when you first started climbing, or skiing, or mountain biking, and you went out and bought all the gear, and then you immediately…
Here’s a little tip to curb the spread of disease, illness and other microbial things when you’re in the backcountry with friends: -Brendan
When you go on a climbing or backpacking trip and someone says, “I’ll bring the coffee,” do you secretly bring your own stash to…
City of Rocks, Idaho, early August 2011: Two men in their late 20s/early 30s sit at a picnic table in the shadow of the…
It was the night before my 5-day backpacking trip with five tough teenagers from East Palo Alto when someone asked about toilet paper, and…
I was renting this guy a backpack and 3-person backpacking tent when I worked at an REI store several years ago, and he and…
There’s a single paragraph in Yvon Chouinard’s Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of A Reluctant Businessman in which he talks about…