Recreation
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News
Seven Ways to Enjoy Natural Darkness
Suggestions from the National Park Service
by National Park Service, Dec 05, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Even four-footed employees deserve to retire
Susan Ives tells the story of Edith Ann, a faithful horse that narrowly escaped euthanasia when the Park Service decided she was too old and gimpy to be of further use.
by Susan Ives, Nov 12, 2007 -
Essays
Bury it standing
When his old canoe shows signs of aging, Alan Kesselheim decides to bury it upright in his yard, a contemporary totem pole.
by Alan Kesselheim, Nov 12, 2007 -
Essays
Even four-footed employees deserve to retire
Susan Ives tells the story of Edith Ann, a faithful horse that narrowly escaped euthanasia when the Park Service decided she was too old and gimpy to be of further use.
by Susan Ives, Nov 12, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Exploring the shrinking marvel of Lake Powell
Jonathan Thompson kayaks Lake Powell and finds it drastically changed – and shrunken – from the “Lake Foul” he first visited 20 years ago.
by Jonathan Thompson, Oct 22, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
What’s worse than an unethical hunter?
Pat Wray loves hunting and agrees that off-road vehicles have their place, but, he says, hunting and ORVs do not go together.
by Pat Wray, Oct 15, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Mules and hikers keep duking it out in the Grand Canyon
Ann Adams describes the mule trip her father took into the Grand Canyon back in 1936, and compares it to the treks still happening today.
by Ann Adams, Sep 24, 2007 -
Essays
The good and bad of peak-bagging
Steven Albert – like John Muir before him – loves the thrill of climbing fourteeners, even if it’s sometimes a guilty pleasure.
by Steven Albert, Sep 03, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Peak bagging and how to avoid it
Steven Albert – like John Muir before him – loves the thrill of climbing fourteeners, even if it’s sometimes a guilty pleasure.
by Steven Albert, Aug 20, 2007 -
Essays
Old West meets Old World in Big Horn
In Big Horn, Wyo., in the shadow of the Big Horn Mountains, Westerners have been playing polo for more than a century
by Peggy O’Neill, Aug 20, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Reckless at 50
Mary McBee joyfully celebrates her 50th birthday with a solitary desert hike.
by Mary McBee, Jul 30, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Natural diversity
Wayne Hare, a black park ranger, talks about the importance of diversity for the future of the West
by Wayne Hare, Jul 23, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Don’t book my adventure, please
Jim Stiles inveighs against the kind of expensive, manufactured outdoor thrills that are advertised on the Internet.
by Jim Stiles, Jun 18, 2007 -
News
Voluntary excess
As its budget shrinks, the National Park Service relies more and more on volunteers – and critics say that is not necessarily healthy
by Amanda Leigh Haag, May 28, 2007 -
News
The deer departed
A plan to reduce the number of exotic deer at California’s Point Reyes National Seashore through birth control may end up doing little but alienating hunters
by M. Martin Smith, May 28, 2007






