Columns
New Years and the Neurology of Change
Right around now, my phone starts ringing with the calls of highly-motivated people who want to undo eleven months of damage in one month. That’s ...
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REI Pledges to Advocate for the Places We Love
“We just lost millions of acres of protected land,” REI said in a recent statement. “But we remain united as a community.” Several other major ...
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Skiing Powder
Does this sound familiar? It snowed all week, with storm after storm pounding the local mountains and dumping well over a foot of fresh snow. ...
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Out There What?
Maybe you noticed the name change we snuck into this latest issue. It’s certainly not huge, but we figured we’d better explain. Two years ago ...
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John Wayne Pioneer Trail from Tekoa, Washington
All of the Leave No Trace followers know that step one is Plan Ahead and Prepare, which I always do, generally in the last hour ...
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Empowering Women on Wheels
Annika LaVoie has racked up an enviable amount of saddle time for someone halfway through her twenties. She has traveled by bicycle across America ...
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Month of Service
The Forest Service lady’s eyes shone like moss agates. “You’d be PERFECT,” she announced, “to be our permit host at Cache Creek—on the Snake River—for ...
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Old-School Ski Tricks
As an old-school ski racer who grew up with skinny skis, tight pants, and bad hair, I admit I am at a loss when ...
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10 Signs You Have Too Many Skis
I should probably preface this column by sharing a simple fact: I hate getting rid of skis. Yeah, sure, us skiing folk might make light ...
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