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Celebrating National Public Lands Day with COMBA
On Saturday, September 26, thousands of workers rolled up their sleeves to participate in National Public Lands Day. Chances are, you were one of them. More than 175,000 volunteers registered this year...
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The Power of Partnerships: The Future of the Middle Fork Depends on Community
Less than an hour’s drive east from the bustling city of Seattle is a gateway into pristine wilderness. The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley—which boasts a network of multi-use trails weaving...
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Gear Review: Sea to Summit X-Pot 5-Piece Cookset
In August we took the X-Pot five-piece collapsible silicone cookset on a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. Because we were counting ounces, like most of you do, we left one bowl...
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Gear Review: MSR WhisperLite™ Universal Backpacking Stove
Hilary and I took the WhisperLite Universal stove on two trips this summer—a 10-day bike tour in Norway, and a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. I’ve owned a WhisperLite...
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Outside, Inside The City
I’ve never lived in an area known for its great outdoor environment. I’ve never roamed rolling mountaintops or hiked from sunup until sundown. My ability to start a fire in the wild will depend...
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Turns All Year: The Hunt for the Never-Ending Turn
Hummel family lore holds that when my brothers and I were kids, my parents went to a garage sale and bought the entire family skis for $20. That was in 1983. I was 5 years old. Unlike most kids who...
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Finding Home on the Continental Divide Trail
I knew I was in trouble when after half an hour my tent still lay in a heap on the desert floor. Every time I picked it up, the wind gusted and my shelter—a tent-tarp hybrid—flailed violently. Other...
View ArticleDon’t Wait! Book Your Summer Campsites Now
Summer—in all its campfiring, lake-jumping, ice cream-eating glory—is just around the corner. Campsite reservation systems across the U.S. have opened for business. So, what are you waiting for? It...
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Bringing Kyle to Katahdin
Rob McCann and Jared Dinsmore are sitting by a smoldering fire outside a hunting cabin in rural Maine. The air is cold, and the fire pit is framed by ferns and towering pines. Inside, there are antlers...
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Loving the Wilderness to Death
Only when his kayak flipped in the rapids did Jeff Marion—then a teenaged Eagle Scout—realize that wearing boots had been a bad idea. The spray skirt came off but the boots didn’t; their rubber lugs...
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Celebrating National Public Lands Day with COMBA
On Saturday, September 26, thousands of workers rolled up their sleeves to participate in National Public Lands Day. Chances are, you were one of them. More than 175,000 volunteers registered this year...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Power of Partnerships: The Future of the Middle Fork Depends on Community
Less than an hour’s drive east from the bustling city of Seattle is a gateway into pristine wilderness. The Middle Fork Snoqualmie River Valley—which boasts a network of multi-use trails weaving...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gear Review: Sea to Summit X-Pot 5-Piece Cookset
In August we took the X-Pot five-piece collapsible silicone cookset on a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. Because we were counting ounces, like most of you do, we left one bowl...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Gear Review: MSR WhisperLite™ Universal Backpacking Stove
Hilary and I took the WhisperLite Universal stove on two trips this summer—a 10-day bike tour in Norway, and a seven-day backpacking trip in Wyoming’s Wind River Range. I’ve owned a WhisperLite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Outside, Inside The City
I’ve never lived in an area known for its great outdoor environment. I’ve never roamed rolling mountaintops or hiked from sunup until sundown. My ability to start a fire in the wild will depend...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Turns All Year: The Hunt for the Never-Ending Turn
Hummel family lore holds that when my brothers and I were kids, my parents went to a garage sale and bought the entire family skis for $20. That was in 1983. I was 5 years old. Unlike most kids who...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Finding Home on the Continental Divide Trail
I knew I was in trouble when after half an hour my tent still lay in a heap on the desert floor. Every time I picked it up, the wind gusted and my shelter—a tent-tarp hybrid—flailed violently. Other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Don’t Wait! Book Your Summer Campsites Now
Summer—in all its campfiring, lake-jumping, ice cream-eating glory—is just around the corner. Campsite reservation systems across the U.S. have opened for business. So, what are you waiting for? It...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bringing Kyle to Katahdin
Rob McCann and Jared Dinsmore are sitting by a smoldering fire outside a hunting cabin in rural Maine. The air is cold, and the fire pit is framed by ferns and towering pines. Inside, there are antlers...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Loving the Wilderness to Death
Only when his kayak flipped in the rapids did Jeff Marion—then a teenaged Eagle Scout—realize that wearing boots had been a bad idea. The spray skirt came off but the boots didn’t; their rubber lugs...
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