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The author leaves no trace -- but sometimes leaves with a trace of local geology in his pocket.
by Brendan Leonard,
Oct 06, 2011
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Spend enough time around a bird feeder, and you’ll realize that nature is
less like a poetic cartoon and more like a gritty crime novel by someone like
Elmore Leonard.
by Dennis Hinkamp,
Sep 21, 2011
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A "hodgepodge of humanity" visits Mojave desert hot springs -- and there's room enough for all.
by Brad Monsma,
Dec 06, 2010
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Many hikers are obsessed about correct identification of flora and fauna, but a stalwart few are fine with simply seeing a bird as a bird.
by Donald R. Nelson,
Jun 09, 2010
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The hikers who are loving Colorado’s fourteeners to death need to repair the damage they’re doing and help out either physically or financially.
by Sarah Gilman,
Jun 08, 2010
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The bones of Everett Ruess, who vanished into the desert at the age of 20, have been identified 75 years later, but the mystery of his life – and the details of his death – remain unknown.
by Philip L. Fradkin,
May 08, 2009
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On public lands throughout the West, hikers, bikers,
horseback riders and off-roaders compete for trail space, while
beleaguered land-managers struggle to come up with workable forest
management plans.
by Sarah Gilman,
Jun 09, 2008
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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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Mountain bikers are finally winning respect, along with
increased access to trails, but a growing breed of gonzo riders
with heavy, fast, high-tech bikes -- and a thirst for riding in
wilderness – could threaten all that.
by Patrick Farrell,
Sep 18, 2006
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In the North Fruita Desert of western Colorado, the BLM
has come up with a plan to enable motorized and non-motorized
recreationists to share the outdoors
by Jodi Peterson and J.M. McCord,
May 30, 2005
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