Recreation
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Writers on the Range
So what if park fees go up?
John Krist thinks it’s high time to raise entry fees for U.S. national parks.
by John Krist, May 14, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Why do we keep driving ourselves crazy?
The contrast between a Mount Hood traffic jam and a week in a car-free Swiss resort convinces Bill Cook that the West needs to get serious about mass transit.
by Bill Cook, Apr 16, 2007 -
Essays
The romance of deceleration
The noisy contrast between snowmobiles and cross-country skis awakens the author to the similar contrast between the life she has always wanted and the one she currently has with her partner, Billy.
by Deanna Wittmer Clauson, Mar 19, 2007 -
Sidebar
Don’t move a mussel
Boaters, kayakers, anglers and other recreationists can help stop the spread of quagga mussels and other aquatic invasives by following a few simple rules.
by Michelle Nijhuis, Mar 05, 2007 -
Essays
Winter Prayer
Snowshoeing alone at night in the forest, a woman thinks – and prays – about the friends she loves, and the families they worry about.
by Kathleen Dean Moore, Feb 05, 2007 -
Writers on the Range
Don’t part out our national parks
If the National Park Service allows commercial bio-prospecting in Yellowstone and our other parks, it will set a dangerous precedent.
by Mike Bader, Feb 05, 2007 -
Two Weeks in the West
Two weeks in the West
Cross-country skiers and snowmobilers clash over access to Logan Canyon, Utah; Mount Jefferson, Mont.; and (of course) Yellowstone; Forest Service Chief Dale Bosworth steps down to be replaced by Gail Kimbell; West becomes player in national politics; bor
by Jonathan Thompson, Feb 05, 2007 -
Two Weeks in the West
Two weeks in the West
Snow and drought plagues West; governors tackle global warming; Big Coal gets bigger; Navajos protest power plant; stadium in former shipyard; Colorado easements cost taxes; wildlife crosswalk; zebra mussels arrive; skiing and snowboarding
by Staff, Jan 22, 2007 -
Essays
I fell into a burning ring of fire
There’s nothing like a campfire to soothe and lift the soul
by Laura Paskus, Dec 25, 2006 -
Uncommon Westerners
Tequila-fueled tunes
The music Roger Clyne writes and performs with his band, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, is inspired by the Arizona desert
by Fletcher Jacobs, Dec 25, 2006 -
Sidebar
A director from central casting
Mary Bomar, the brand-new director of the National Park Service, worked her up through the agency’s bureaucracy
by Jeff Johnson, Dec 11, 2006 -
Editor's Note
Whistling in the park
Whistleblowing is not as romantic as Woodward’s "Deep Throat" makes it sound, but the retired public servants who make up the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees are doing valuable work, blowing the whistle for the sake of the national parks
by John Mecklin, Dec 11, 2006 -
Feature
Old but Faithful
Former Park Service supervisors Bill Wade and Rob Arnberger formed the Coalition of National Park Service Retirees to defend the national parks from what they see as the Bush administration’s ill-conceived changes
by Stephen J Lyons, Dec 11, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Running wild in Yellowstone National Park
The writer goes bicycling with a too-friendly coyote
by Christine Dingman, Dec 04, 2006 -
News
Fed up with paying to play
Chris Wallace’s refusal to pay daily user fees on Arizona’s Mount Lemmon led to a courtroom decision that has thrown the entire future of the federal recreational fee program into doubt
by Tony Davis, Nov 27, 2006
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