September 2016

Back Seat Driver: A (Single) Parent’s Definitive Guide to Road Tripping With Kids

The worst thing about my kid learning how to read is that she has become acutely aware of the speed limit and my tendency to exceed it. I’m pretty sure if I got pulled over, she’d chirp, “I told her to slow down” from the back seat. Being a single parent and road tripping can …

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The Buffalo Bike Soldiers’ Epic Trek Across the West

Twenty soldiers from the 25th Infantry Regiment rode from Fort Missoula, Montana, to St. Louis, Missouri, in 1897. It took them 41 days to make the 1,900-mile trek — and unlike the mounted soldiers who came before them, these men were in bike saddles. The army was segregated at the turn of the century and …

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When More Is Not Better: Explaining Portion Control to a Gluttonous Nation

Whenever those science peeps in lab coats learn how to condense appropriately nourishing meals, the tradition of cooking, and the socializing of eating into a single pill, I’m gonna buy that. But until then, we all have to choose what and how much we eat. The marketplace has been ripe for change and now caters …

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Camping, Trail Running, and Mountain Goating in Rossland, BC

If you’ve ever doubted that Canada is better at everything, consider this: In Canada, Sausage Egg McMuffins come with lettuce and tomatoes. I discovered this early on a Saturday morning in Trail, British Columbia. Just an hour later, I’d be setting out on a 25K trek up and down the summits of Red Mountain Resort …

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