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Essays
Will all of a kayaker's memories of Washington's White Salmon River change once the river changes, now that Condit Dam is gone?
by Mike Barenti,
May 14, 2012
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Essays
When a writer buys a rowing machine, her 3-year-old daughter's enthusiasm turns exercise into an adventure as they imagine rowing to reach the island of Yap in Micronesia.
by Michelle Nijhuis,
May 04, 2012
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Essays
While living at a remote commune in the wilds of New Mexico, author Emily Schosid learned what real sustainability means. And it’s not at all what you’d expect.
by Emily Schosid,
Apr 09, 2012
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Essays
In 1960, an Illinois mailman falls in love with the desert through the pages of Arizona Highways and hands on his dream -- and a piece of Mohave County --to his son and grandson.
by Tony Fitzpatrick,
Mar 30, 2012
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Essays
A Californian becomes a volunteer weather-spotter, in part to heal the memories of the storm that destroyed her house when she was a teenager.
by Cameron Walker,
Mar 09, 2012
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Essays
It's hard to love your dog when she keeps rolling in dead animals and bringing half-eaten deer parts into your formerly tranquil home.
by Laura Pritchett,
Feb 24, 2012
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Essays
Following a childhood fascination with the computer game Oregon Trail, a young archaeologist meets the real thing during a rugged, exhausting Wyoming summer.
by Laura Herrington Watson,
Feb 16, 2012
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Essays
Though climate change and the economy are the issues threatening their livelihoods, many of the High Plains people are angry at almost everything else.
by Joe Wilkins,
Feb 03, 2012
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Essays
In the West's rural lands, you might think you're invisible, but the old-timers -- and their dogs -- know you are there.
by Craig Childs,
Jan 13, 2012
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Essays
A close encounter with a deer head on the wall of an inn leads to musings on death, immortality, ancient Egypt, Lenin and Trigger the Wonder Horse.
by Andy Seiple,
Dec 23, 2011
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Essays
If you want to be driven crazy by the wind, try canoeing and camping on Montana's Marias River.
by Jeremy N. Smith,
Nov 28, 2011
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Essays
Two friends go on a fossil-fuel-free deer hunt using mountain bikes.
by Nadia White,
Nov 25, 2011
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Essays
A Utah writer struggles with his family’s predilection to always end up living in very arid places.
by John Bennion,
Nov 11, 2011
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Essays
Getting weeds out of the national parks is an endless war that can never be won, but many Park Service employees are willing - and happy - warriors.
by Amy Whitcomb,
Oct 17, 2011
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Essays
A writer catalogues the practical and the sentimental objects grabbed when people flee their homes
by David Frey,
Oct 16, 2011
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