Adventure
Dog training 101: Swimming
If you have had trouble getting your dog to swim, dog trainer Jim Closson of A Better Pet in Boise, Idaho has some tips. “You just don’t throw them in the water. That will scare the heck out of them,” Closson said. He recommended...
The Yosemite dump: 10 tons of trash cleared from park
I can't even think of a clever opener for this one: Volunteers at Yosemite National Park removed 10 tons of trash two weeks ago...
Few Colorado ski resorts still operating see good snow
Most Colorado ski resorts are closed for the year. Too bad the weather doesn't agree that ski season is over...
A game of patience
When Tyler Kempney and Wes Fowler set out for Longs Peak in October 2018, they weren’t sure what they might find. But the pair...
Climbing fever
About two-thirds into the recent Oscar-nominated documentary Free Solo, Alex Honnold is balancing between two tiny rock nubs more than 1,000 feet above Yosemite’s...
My attempt to hunt was more harmful to me than the...
Not too long ago, we were in the meat section of our local supermarket looking at various cuts, deciding whether or not to go for the organic bison over the natural beef or just to settle for regular feedlot meat. In spite of the cost of the more expensive product, ...
Protect your iPhone from the elements
Music lovers have always paid dearly for the newest technology. In 1980, the Sony Walkman was introduced for $200. Two years later, Sony released a $2,200 CD player that improved sound quality but at a dear price — albums cost as much as $45 each. MP3 players such...
Threats, intimidation directed at Utah women’s outdoors group
A group in Utah intended to help elderly women experience the outdoors was subject to intimidation and threats from unknown individuals last week...
Tales from the Trails
Have you ever held a position, even if it was only for a short period of time even just for a few hours that caused you to say to yourself, "I can't believe I'm actually doing this?" I have. Couple of times in fact...
In Northeast, cross-country resorts turn to snow guns
Cross-country skiing just about always includes, encourages or fosters an environmental ethos. It's more natural than ski resorts that chopped down trees to make runs. It's a quieter experience that puts the natural world in winter on display...
