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A Year to Be Flexible
This is a piece meant to reflect on the hesitation so many of us are feeling right now. After years of collecting gear, and saving cash, I am
Little Jerusalem Badlands: Testing New Tents in New Parks
Preparing for a thru-hike means testing gear. Recently I went out into Western Kansas to try out both my Nemo Hornet 1P. Western Kansas is not always
“But Why?”: Understanding the Motivations for my Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike
In graduate school, my research explored different social dimensions of outdoor recreation. Talking to dozens of hikers, bikers, horseback riders,
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