A Reckoning It’s time that I admit that the Downstream Effects series has been misguided. Almost all 7,250 words of parts 1 through 4 of this series of posts have
Continue readingA Reckoning It’s time that I admit that the Downstream Effects series has been misguided. Almost all 7,250 words of parts 1 through 4 of this series of posts have
Continue readingStatus of the Kilgore Project The end of 2019 has brought with its shortest-of-days some Kilgore Project-related gifts: December 18, 2019 — Advocates for the West won a ruling from
Continue readingThe ineffable backcountry For the most part, when we escape to the hills or wilderness or backcountry or whatever wonderful name we give the beloved pristine, what we escape from
Continue readingIn the last year, I spent a lot of time staring at two sets of things: maps of Idaho and Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes by William
Continue readingBears yawn low in the valleys; snow pack climbs the hills; streams wet their beds; buffalo teach newborns the joy of dirt; the wild’s new generation grow close to their
Continue readingHappy Birthday, Sarah! Here I was considering myself the bee’s knees for creating the Yell to Hell, a 900+ mile hike from Yellowstone to Hell’s Canyon, while Birthday Sarah’s over
Continue readingWhile we’ve had soft openings here and here and here, here is a post dedicated to introducing what Eric and I mean when we say Yell to Hell. Yell to
Continue readingDuring the summer of 2017, Alex and I (Eric) humped too-heavy packs from Yellowstone National Park to the Birch Creek Valley, about 300 back-country miles away. This was the third
Continue readingOne morning, Eric and I woke in the desert from uneasy politics and found we had turned into a large “Welcome to Bears Ears” sign. For two days, some people
Continue readingThe Centennial Mountains: Our Favorite Places’ Best Kept Secret Sure, in terms of Rocky Mountain celebrities, the Centennials are not exactly A-listers. Glacier National Park lies to the north; Yellowstone
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