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  • Heard a crunching noise Around mile 1.5 Looked over and saw someone’s dog lying in the snow Chewing on a big stick Just having a blast As I got closer, I realized It was a deer leg Somewhat fresh, still bloody Then I thought, Did I remember to bring those Clif Bloks? Patted my shorts pocket: Yep I did Strava: A Fitness App. Also: Poetry?

    by brendan on March 9, 2023

    After I got home from a run in November of last year, I typed into…

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  • by noon last saturday, betty was getting restless. she’d moved from her bed, to the kitchen, to a spot by the front door, back to the bed. we were dogsitting, and it was her first full day in our house. i’d been up since 6:00 with the baby, so betty had spent six hours watching me/us run around the house, wondering if someone was ever going to take her for a walk. Get Your Tweak Off

    by brendan on February 23, 2023

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  • My Favorite Sign

    by brendan on February 9, 2023

    I slowed my running-shoe-and-microspiked steps to move over to the side of one of our…

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  • About 150 years ago, or about seven years before Strava was invented, I moved out West from Iowa to go to the University of Montana, where the campus abuts Mt. Sentinel, a mountain with a large "M" partway up its west face. One Segment: The M Trail

    by brendan on February 17, 2022

    The folks at Strava asked me last summer if I’d like to tell a story…

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  • semi-rad cupcake trail sign 15 Useful Trail Etiquette Tips

    by brendan on July 8, 2021

    The summer trail season is here, and you may or may not have questions about…

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  • drawing of selected hill-climbing strategies 17 Hill-Climbing Strategies

    by brendan on May 13, 2021

    There you are, at the bottom of a hill, on foot, or on your bike,…

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  • hikers on an exposed section of the Hardergrat Walking The Knife Edge Of Switzerland’s Hardergrat

    by brendan on July 23, 2020

       [NOTE: 2020 is the tenth year of my blog at Semi-Rad.com, and since I…

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  • hand-drawn semi-rad chart titled "jeans as functional outdoor apparel" Should You Do It In Jeans?

    by brendan on March 5, 2020

    The bumper stickers about politicians skiing in jeans were first created more than a decade…

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  • semi-rad drawing showing how much further it is to the top Fellow Hiker, I Am Currently Unable To Accurately Tell You How Much Farther It Is

    by brendan on August 29, 2019

    Dear fellow trail user, In response to your question, “How much farther is it?” which…

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  • The Nine Circles of Hiker Hell title box The Nine Circles Of Hiker Hell

    by brendan on August 15, 2019

    —Brendan More stories like this in my new book, Bears Don’t Care About Your Problems,…

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  • drawing of someone giving the finger to a hill The Hill That You Love To Hate

    by brendan on June 6, 2019

    “I hate this hill,” I said to the man pushing his mountain bike up the…

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  • drawn graph showing how much less things suck with a friend along Yes, A Friend Can Make Miserable Things Less Miserable

    by brendan on March 14, 2019

    I trudge forward, the muddy road tugging at my running shoes, splattering my ankles and…

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  • photo of woman on summit of Torreys Peak Colorado If You Don’t Want To Dawn Patrol, You Can Dusk Patrol

    by brendan on October 4, 2018

    It’s (hopefully) common knowledge that if you want to climb a Colorado 14er in the…

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  • knowledge graph of outdoor skills The One Thing You Need To Know

    by brendan on September 6, 2018

    To climb rocks: Use your feet. Despite what you may have seen in Cliffhanger, or…

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  • drawing of a group of hikers Hiking Meetup Groups You Probably Shouldn’t Join

    by brendan on August 9, 2018

    LOCAL SINGLES HIKING GROUP So, are you single? So are we! And we’re always looking…

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  • lost coast trail 3 Nature As An Airbnb: A Review

    by brendan on May 24, 2018

    For a quick getaway last weekend, my friends and I planned a three-night stay in…

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  • rim to rim to rim grand canyon The Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim: A Trail Diary

    by brendan on April 19, 2018

    4:35 a.m. The wind blows across the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 20 mph…

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  • kaibab suspension bridge grand canyon Climbing Out Of A Huge Metaphor

    by brendan on April 12, 2018

    Ten years ago last weekend, my old friend Jarrett didn’t have cancer anymore, so I…

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  • 10 Basic Rules For Adventure

    by brendan on October 19, 2017

    Earlier this year, my book Surviving the Great Outdoors came out, representing about 12 years’…

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  • fake merit badges for real outdoor achievements Fake Merit Badges For Real Outdoor Achievements

    by brendan on September 7, 2017

    Because we all deserve a little recognition for doing things well out there. —Brendan More…

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  • How To Sound Smart On The Trail How To Sound Smart On The Trail

    by brendan on July 13, 2017

    Are you an expert? Well, thankfully, it’s 2017, and everyone can be one. Here are…

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  • The Best Campsite In The World

    by brendan on June 22, 2017

    One Friday this past March, I hiked a few miles down a trail and set…

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  • chart showing personal growth of trying new things vs never trying anything new Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym:

    by brendan on May 4, 2017

    Dear New Guy At The Climbing Gym, or lady running around the track at the…

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  • Announcing A New Book: The Great Outdoors: A User’s Guide

    by brendan on March 30, 2017

    Today, I get to share something that some wonderful people and I have been working…

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  • happiness is your backyard trail Happiness Is Your Backyard Trail

    by brendan on March 9, 2017

    I plodded my way up the Hayden Trail, headed up toward my fifth “summit” of…

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  • ace and the desert dog Ace And The Desert Dog

    by brendan on May 12, 2016

    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

    by brendan on March 3, 2016

    We all know the classic John Muir quotes like “The mountains are calling and I…

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