Editorial
Lessons from the Wild
Mile 34. My feet ache, burn, and swell with painful blisters. Each step has become a burden, and our pace has slowed to just over ...
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Editorial: Make it to the Lake this Summer
My New Year’s resolution a few years ago was to swim in a new lake each week during the months of July and August. That’s ...
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In It for the Long Run: Triathlete in Need of Heart Transplant Keeps Competing
Triathletes know how to suffer. They compete in high temps and high winds, and through intestinal distress, heat exhaustion, and debilitating cramps. Pat Johnson knows ...
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Editorial: Intentions, Ambitions, and Travel-worthy Missions
Many New Year’s resolutions start in January and are discarded like an old sweater by May. But as the summer season officially launches in June, ...
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Illinois Ave Urban Farm Stand: A Cultural History
We garden out of a love for heritage. My husband and I are archeologists. He grew up with Polish parents, going to a Polish church ...
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Editorial: Reasons to Race
Like many runners, I look forward to a new calendar year full of races. A fresh season is a time to reevaluate running goals, find ...
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Shoulder Season Celebration in the Inland Northwest
Shoulder seasons get a bad rap. Skiers and boarders fantasize about early-winter’s powder stashes, climbers wait for the rock to stop seeping, mountain bikers cheer ...
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The State of Outdoor Recreation
The state of recreation is strong. And we’ve got to do something about climate change, or we’ll lose out on investments in access and infrastructure. ...
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Holiday Traditions
Even the most holidays-hardened, Christmas-season cynics among us usually have at least one tradition that stirs up sentimental spirits. Our awareness of these significant rituals—handed ...
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