Posts Tagged ‘News’
UPDATED: Let Your Voice Be Heard: National Park Fee Increase
UPDATED: Let Your Voice Be Heard: National Park Fee Increase National Park Service UPDATE 4/12/18: Your voice and the voice of over 100,000 others who provided comments opposing the fee…
Read MoreHeads-up, Hikers: What’s Next for National Monuments?
Next up for potential National Monument shrinkage are Cascade-Siskiyou in Oregon, Gold Butte in Nevada, the Pacific Remote Islands, and Rose Atoll. I’ll focus on the former two since those…
Read MoreWhat the Heck Just Happened in Utah?
On December 4, President Trump, flanked by Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, announced his intention to shrink the Bears Ears National Monument by 85% and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National…
Read More5 Reasons You Should Consider Section Hiking
I used to dream of thru-hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. In these visions, I’d duck out of my everyday responsibilities for five months, give or take, to embark on what…
Read MoreHiking the Hidden Gems to Find Peace – Snowy Range Mountains
We drive through Laramie, Wyoming and turn west toward our destination. Antelope dot the horizon in every direction, herds gracefully graze together. Before long we arrive in Centennial, Wyoming…
Read MoreGreat Hiking Trails Around the World
Choosing the trails to be included in Great Hiking Trails of the World was a little like choosing the “world’s best foods.” I based this book on 18,000 miles of my own…
Read MoreTake the 5 R’s of sustainability to the trail.
1) Rethink your consumption. In the long haul, higher quality, more expensive gear will last longer, perform better and leave a smaller footprint than cheaply made items that get thrown…
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