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Please don’t pet the wildlife

“I can’t believe that person is getting that close.” Just off the road stands a bull elk — a 700-pound…

You can explore the West and escape the crowds

Here’s the dilemma: You want to explore the West’s huge treasure of public land, but you don’t want to be…

Lake Serene Washington, Photo by Jamie Coupaud, courtesy of Unsplash

Dying for powder

“I don’t know anyone who’s stood at the top of a slope and thought, ‘Well, this could kill me, but it’s going to be epic powder skiing!’”

Photograph by Jan Kronies, courtesy of Unsplash

Covid-19 And Recreation: Too Much Poop, Too Many People

“Though conservation groups continue to point fingers at logging, mining and ranching, they’ve been slow to acknowledge impacts from outdoor recreation.”

Photograph by Diogo Tavares, Courtesy of Unsplash

GRAND CANYON TAKES A BREAK FROM THE CROWDS

To reach any national park in the West, people have to travel. Travel is risky and helps spread the virus.

Photograph by Marjorie “Slim” Woodruff