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Field Notes: Curry and Fire

Ryan Jordan — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 12:00:18 +0000

A curry dinner explodes during this overnight trek inspired by a winter storm warning.

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Field Notes: Careening into Winter

Ryan Jordan — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 02:26:00 +0000

Join Ryan Jordan and a demon virus on a trip that brings early-season winter to Rocky Mountain National Park.

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Home Range: A Place that Keeps the Wild in Your Life

Drew Smith — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 04:23:37 +0000

Drew Smith reflects on hiking in the places close to home as he explores a nearby mountain drainage during all seasons.

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Falling Stones at Two Goat Camp

Andrew Marshall — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:14:35 +0000

Andrew Marshall's account of a Wonderland Trail thru-hike at the intersection of permits, wildfires, the birth of his son, and trauma.

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Lunar Eclipse at Craters of the Moon National Monument

Mark Wetherington — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Observing a lunar phenomenon in an otherworldly landscape provides a sense of awe distinct from typical backpacking trips

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MYTHing the PCT in a Time of Change

Drew Smith — Fri, 08 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000

Searching for grace and gratitude through the smoke.

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Pushing the SOS button on the Garmin inReach Mini in Jasper National Park

Pat D — Tue, 15 Feb 2022 16:00:00 +0000

"I was suddenly seized by an inability to breathe: the world went black and I was bent over gasping for air, then passed out and collapsed, falling into the marsh."

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Trouble Behind

Drew Smith — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Enriching friendship through fishing and adventure in Colorado’s Middle Park.

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Walking the Great Rift Valley

Jeff de Graffenried — Fri, 14 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Heat, army ants, and stupendous views await Jeff de Graffenried as he treks through South Luangwa National Park, Zambia.

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Cutting it Short in the Lost River Range

Mark Wetherington — Fri, 03 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Mark Wetherington confronts the novelty of bailing on a trip after things don't go as planned in Idaho's Lost River Range.

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