Editorial
Road Trip 2024
Unity, Oregon, was deserted, except for the lone old man on the porch of a ramshackle building who tipped his hat in my direction as ...
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Where the Blacktop Ends
One extra-long Labor Day weekend, my brother Scott and I unexpectedly drove nearly 1,000 miles in three days, hiking, camping, and wandering at will across ...
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Bears Ears or Bust
Getting lost on the way to the trailhead was the first sign that this wasn’t going to be your typical Utah spring break backpacking trip. ...
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What the River Says
The night after celebrating my son’s second birthday along the swift, milky-emerald current of the Spokane River, a bout of insomnia had me phone surfing ...
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Out There Challenge
I sat more and moved less this winter than just about any other time in my life. A hefty work load, learning to be a ...
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Spring Fever
As a kid, flying was easy. Every so often I would simply go to sleep and dreams of lifting off the sidewalk up and over ...
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Winter Adventure
I woke up that first morning of the trip to the still dark walls of my tent and the strangest sound I have ever heard ...
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Standing Up for the Great Outdoors
No matter who you voted for or how you view the election results, there’s no denying that the United States is more divided now than ...
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Saving Trails
An OTM contributor recently informed me (only half seriously, I think) that he didn’t appreciate coverage we gave to a few of his favorite trails ...
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