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Keep (Running) Simple, Stupid
You know that bit in Forrest Gump where he takes off running, without any planning or preparation, and doesn’t stop for three years? Some days (m...
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Burying Your Poop Is Out, Bagging It Is In
When I took my first course at the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming, years ago, the preferred method of waste disposal was br...
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This Van Conversion Project Is Not What You Think
Five or so years back I embarked on a serious van conversion experiment. For my project, I used the following kit: One diesel van, large enough f...
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Millican Dalton Was the Chain-Smoking, Cave-Dwelling Godfather of Ultralight Camping
Millican Dalton knew how to make an impression. When a correspondent from the Sunday Chronicle newspaper came calling in 1933, the self-styled “P...
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So You Wanna Plan a Bikepacking Route—We Have Advice
You can be a well-seasoned backpacker and a dedicated mountain biker, and have had plenty of success putting the two together on long bikepacking...
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Public Lands Are Being Given Away to the Wealthy
In 2017, the public lost 1,470 acres of wilderness-quality land at the base of Mount Sopris near Aspen, Colorado. For decades, people had hiked a...
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Walter Greaves, the Vegetarian, One-Armed Cyclist, Rode Further Than Anyone
Walter William Greaves was never marked for fame or fortune. He came of age in the late 1920s in Bradford, a gritty mill town in the north of Eng...
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culture
Get Down, Way Down, With West Virginia's New River Gorge National Park
Free entrance. Free camping. Now this is how a national park should be. Peel off a few billion by making a handful fewer stealth fighters we don't...
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If You're Gonna Hike While On 'Shrooms Know Your Limits
"The doughty men and women of Keswick mountain rescue are well used to helping walkers who have lost their way on the Lake District fells. But at ...
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Bernard Moitessier, the Fastest Vagabond Sailor the World Ever Knew
In the summer of 1968, nine sailors began sailing from various ports across Great Britain in the The Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, a solo, arou...
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Hey, We Started a Coffee Company!
Hello, people! I am thrilled to tell you that the folks who bring you Adventure Journal—that is, Joni and me—have just launched a new coffee compa...
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Searching for Nowhere in the Yukon Territory
When I was a kid, I used to go outside and pretend I was the only person in the whole world. It wasn’t so much that I wanted to be alone, but I w...
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