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How A Hobby Will Save Your Life

Do hobbies matter? To what degree and why? Perhaps, more than we ever thought possible.

Taste the Rainbow: Diversity, Inclusion, and the Outdoors Community

Why are the outdoors and so many of its brands so white? In this essay I ask those questions, and try to provide a couple of answers. (This is a repost from 2019)

New Domain, Same Great Content

Just finished Hell on Two Wheels by Amy Snyder! Good God what a book. Consistent-jaw-dropping chronicle of the limits of human endurance over the course of the 2009 RAAM (Race Across America)

To Be, or Not to Be… Prepared

I had prepared for everything: food, snacks, extra clothing (layers), the elements, hydration. Everything but the terrain.

Buffalo Soldiers: The (Almost) Forgotten History of America’s First NPS Rangers

Who were America’s first ranger in the National Parks System? The Buffalo Soldiers. Black troops of the 9th and 10th Cavalry of the U.S. Army. This is the story of their work in the NPS.

A Moving Routine: Coffee, Poop, and the Truth About Your Morning Kickstarter

‘Coffee makes me poop’ is a widely known meme on the web, but how much truth is there. Coffee and poop: myth or fact? Only one way to find out.

Can’t Stop: Physical Exhaustion and Mental Health

Jane Goodall: Modern Prophet for a Modern Age

After Forever: The World After Covid-19

As Wildlife begin to explore urban communities, and our skies clear of toxic smog, I can’t help but wonder: what will the world look like after Covid-19?