Results for keyword: camping
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A long walk into hope
Bill McKibben’s new book, Wandering Home, is a hopeful account of a leisurely hike across northeastern America, as relevant to the West as it is to the East
by George Sibley, Oct 31, 2005 -
Blood spills over a $14 camping fee
In the wake of a confrontation over a camping fee that ended in a tourist’s death, a former park ranger remembers a frightening incident from his own career
by Jim Stiles, Oct 17, 2005 -
Meloy's last message — from bighorn country
In Eating Stone, her last book, Ellen Meloy tells the eloquent, passionate story of the time she spent studying the Blue Door Band of desert bighorn sheep
by Stephen J. Lyons, Oct 03, 2005 -
Crazy like a fox, or a fish, or a bat...
In The Back Road to Crazy, Jennifer Bove gathers the true-life adventure stories of 25 wildlife biologists
by Hilary Watts, Aug 08, 2005 -
Head games in the hot, hot desert
In The Way Out, Craig Childs tells the true story of how he and a friend explored a Utah desert and, at the same time, journeyed through their own memories
by Lee Ross, Jul 25, 2005 -
Starry Eyes
When it comes to perfect starry nights, the West is always the winner
by Terri Likens, May 30, 2005 -
Heard around the West
Remembering Hunter S. Thompson; out-of-doors Internet; Brian Schweitzer takes on D.C.; more realtors than realty in Vail, Colo.; Top 10 things about being a small-town teen; and Koko the talking ape gets nasty
by Betsy Marston, Mar 21, 2005 -
Fees and our forests don't always fit
Idaho’s Republican senator says he can’t support the Recreation Fee Demonstration Program, which charges people to visit their own public lands
by Larry Craig, Aug 30, 2004 -
Backpacker, beware: Don't boldly go where you don't belong
Backpacker magazine is taking advantage of Global Positioning Systems to send tourists into remote and dangerous places
by Sean Neilson, Aug 02, 2004 -
It’s time for ‘quiet recreationists’ to speak up
Greg Hanscom tells unmotorized recreationists to stop the infighting and join outdoor retailers in the fight for wilderness.
by Greg Hanscom, Aug 11, 2003






