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Just before the first plump rain drops fell, followed by the biting sting of hail, the temperature dropped by a good ten degrees. We were just set...
Read moreJust before the first plump rain drops fell, followed by the biting sting of hail, the temperature dropped by a good ten degrees. We were just set...
Read moreKevin Maynard doesn’t bat an eye at these conditions. Highway 28 is visible, after all, and it’s not snowing. Still, as the Wyoming Department o...
Read moreHow should humans care for the beings that share the planet with us? This is one of the defining questions of our time. Between 1970 and 2018, w...
Read moreAbout 12 years or so ago I bumped into an older middle-aged couple on the John Muir Trail whose amazing, crazy-strong legs changed how I viewed b...
Read moreShackleton suffered tremendous adversity and pain and overcame the fear of starvation, freezing, and death. But did he ever willingly subject him...
Read moreCast Iron pans are a ubiquitous part of camping lore. We love them, we do. But a couple years back I picked up a carbon steel pan for my home kitc...
Read moreA few years back I sat down at a bar in the San Diego airport while waiting for a flight to San Francisco, and the bartender and I got to talking...
Read moreMt. Michael. Photo: Renan Ozturk, National Geographic When you imagine peering into a volcano's open mouth from above, what image comes to mind? ...
Read moreIt’s easy to take walking for granted, to dismiss it when judged against an outdoors life packed with exciting gear like skis and kayaks and bike...
Read moreWhen Mary Barr was pregnant with her first child, she knew she wanted a woman obstetrician to deliver her baby. But she lived in rural, isolated n...
Read moreA few years ago, I profiled Bay Area naturalist/artist/author Obi Kaufmann for our print publication. We went for a hike. I wore a synthetic shirt...
Read moreRavine Cyrique, Dominica, 2008 Halfway down the rope ladder, I paused to collect myself. “Are you sure about this?” I asked. But there was no one...
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