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We all complain about long lift lines, or having to hike an extra mile or two to camp in solitude. There's...
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Vendemmia is Italian for harvest or, more specifically, grape harvest. Hearing that word, smells, sensations...
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The open road is a beautiful (and definingly American) thing, but there’s an awful lot to be said for getting...
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If you’re heading to the backcountry this Thanksgiving, you don’t have to forego a traditional holiday meal...
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The Aurora Borealis is a mystical phenomenon that tops bucket lists around the world. Known in Roman myths as...
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I should have expected this, but immediately after getting into snowboarding, I started craving solitude, not...
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If you have been following the news recently, the climate reports are not good. When a Category 5 Hurricane...

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For two years, I worked toward a lofty life dream: to outfit a van and drive from California to Patagonia. By...
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Dominated by wild rivers, wooded mountains, historic sites, and charming small towns, Pennsylvania’s Pocono...
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Have you dreamed of being a wildlife biologist, but hate paperwork, data-crunching, and bureaucracy? Good news...
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Living in the mountains has opened up a whole array of new sports to me. Most recently, I ventured into...
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Our wild spaces can't take any more of our crap. During the 2018-19 Federal shutdown, severe staff reductions...