Recreation
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Writers on the Range
My Wonderful Heart Attack
The writer counts the ways he has changed since suffering a major heart attack in Colorado
by Rob Pudim, Aug 14, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Nature-deficit disorder is ruining our kids
The writer says children have lost the ability to play in the outdoors
by Jim Stiles, Aug 07, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Watch out for hijackers in national parks
The writer gets held up by ravens in two national parks
by Alan Kesselheim, Jul 31, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Camping: We get grimy, look funky and love it
The writer loves the grit of camping out in a special place
by Marcia Hensley, Jul 24, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Waypoints of the heart
The writer loves geocache hunts — and wishes everything in life were that simple
by Julianne Couch, Jun 26, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Sometimes, it's possible to be too much in touch
The writer takes a river trip and almost pushes a fellow passenger overboard
by John Krist, Jun 05, 2006 -
Uncommon Westerners
Craig’s excellent adaptive adventures
Craig Kennedy, who hasn’t let a wheelchair keep him from skiing, doesn’t believe physical disabilities should keep anybody out of the backcountry
by Jennie Lay, May 29, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Shooting at hikers is perfectly legal
The writer and his family duck bullets on a hiking trail through a Colorado national forest, then find that the shooters were within their rights
by Jeff Johnson, May 29, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
Ego climbing at Delicate Arch
The writer doesn't appreciate the prowess of a climber of Delicate Arch in Arches National Park
by Jim Stiles, May 15, 2006 -
Essays
A very brief conversation with a Jet Fighter
A long solitary hike through an empty, pristine desert is interrupted by a close encounter with an F-16 fighter plane
by Craig Childs, May 01, 2006 -
Book Reviews
Ode to a very hot spot
Live! From Death Valley is John Soennichsen’s "love letter to an ill-tempered mistress," California’s Death Valley
by Laura Paskus, May 01, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
National Parks are truly under the gun
Reporter Ben Long says the evidence is on the ground: Our national parks aren't getting the money they need
by Ben Long, Apr 24, 2006 -
Writers on the Range
The bottom-line truth: We are protecting our parks
Acting Interior Department Secretary Lynn Scarlett says don't believe the stories: Our national parks are doing well.
by Lynn Scarlett, Apr 24, 2006 -
Book Reviews
National Parks and the Woman's Voice
National Parks and the Woman’s Voice by Polly Welts Kaufman examines the role of women in the National Park Service
by Staff, Mar 20, 2006 -
Book Reviews
Friends in high places
In the essays gathered in Breaking Through the Clouds, Richard Fleck weaves in history, humanity and poetry to tell the stories of the mountains he climbs
by Pete Warzel, Mar 06, 2006






