From ice to mud to frozen mud and back again
By Rose Olson
Reader Staff
The official start of spring may be the end of March, but I feel like Earth Day is when the springtime vibes are finally on …
Tagged: outdoors
On the elk’s terms
By Lyndsie Kiebert-Carey
Reader Staff
I nearly failed hunter’s ed.
At least, that’s what it felt like at the time, as a 9-year-old girl who accidentally let her finger slide …
The magic of the high country
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
This time of year, I gather with a group of friends and we make our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. With everything we need to …
Winter motorized rec. proposed alternative: An environmental apocalypse
By Paul Sieracki
By Reader Contributor
The North Zone Winter Recreation proposal — developed by a “collaboration” of pro-motorized recreation groups — will severely impact endangered, candidate and sensitive species …
Hot take on Earth Day
By Kelsey Maxwell
Reader Contributor
My childhood “wild place” was nowhere near extraordinary by an outdoor enthusiasts’ standard. It was a truly tiny strip of forest between my best friend’s …
The extraordinary and brief life of Bob Marshall
By Ed Ohlweiler
Reader Contributor
Just who was this luminary comet of a man? This figure whose heart failed at the young age of 38 and yet at different times …
Voices in the Wilderness: Getting lost in familiar places
By Diane Newcomer
Reader Contributor
In September of 1960, my husband and I, with our two baby boys, moved to a ranch on Lightning Creek Road. My husband got us …
Voices in the Wilderness: Exploring our wild backyard whenever we can
By Rebecca Sanchez
Reader Contributor
My father grew up in a town on the outskirts of Zurich, Switzerland with his sister and five brothers. The lucky boy had the Alps …
Giving thanks for ‘natural time’
By Phil Hough
Reader Contributor
I am thankful to have wild places to wander in and find the time. The natural time. In wilderness, time flows from very natural and …
There’s dogs in them thar hills
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The only thing more fun than jumping into a mountain lake at the end of a grueling North Idaho trail is doing so with your …
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