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    Sunday Quote: December 4, 2011

    Sunday Quote: December 4, 2011

                “Getting an inch of snow is like winning 10 cents in the lottery.” ~ Cartoonist Bill Watterson Photo by Gwen and James Anderson, via Wikimedia Commons
    Sunday quote: November 27, 2011

    Sunday quote: November 27, 2011

            “I never knew a man who took a bedroll into an Idaho mountainside and slept there under a star-studded summer sky who felt self-important that next morning. Unless we preserve some opportunity for future generations to have the same experience, we shall have dishonored our trust.” ~ Sen. Frank Church, 1924-1984...
    America's Great Outdoors initiative: When showboating shows how little you care

    America’s Great Outdoors initiative: When showboating shows how little you care

                It isn’t often when an attempt to draw attention to an issue also highlights how little one really cares about that issue. Put another way: imagine a Venn diagram where the circle of pointless exercise overlaps almost perfectly with the circle of consciousness-raising about conservation and you get a...
    Sunday Quote: October 30, 2011

    Sunday Quote: October 30, 2011

                    “One final paragraph of advice: do not burn yourselves out. Be as I am – a reluctant enthusiast….a part-time crusader, a half-hearted fanatic. Save the other half of yourselves and your lives for pleasure and adventure. It is not enough to fight for the land; it is...
    Denial, bargaining, resignation: making the transition to (somewhat) tamer pursuits

    Denial, bargaining, resignation: making the transition to (somewhat) tamer pursuits

                At some point, each of us decides to set aside the things of a child and pick up the things of a being with weak knees and occasional shooting neck pains. Often there’s a watershed moment. (“Mark the date and time. That was my last roller-coaster.”) More often, the...
    Your National Park Service announces fee-free days for 2012

    Your National Park Service announces fee-free days for 2012

              If you are 62 (or older) and sane, this won’t apply to you, because you already have your $10 lifetime pass for the most astonishing collection of natural wonders on the planet.*  For everyone else, the National Park Service has announced a deal that is not quite as unbeatable but...
    Adventure racers love the thrill of plodding through the wilderness for four days

    Adventure racers love the thrill of plodding through the wilderness for four days

                        First, let’s establish that only a small percentage of young people should try this. Second, let’s clarify that it is kind of awesome.   If you’ve got the stamina…and some fifty-plus racers do…there are still openings for the Mother Lode 4 Day Expedition Race (September...