Mountains don’t need hardware
We humans want the most out of life, so why shouldn’t we push to get more of what we want?…
A female mountain climber pulling herself up a climb. Image credit steele2123 via Istock Photo
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At every Thanksgiving dinner, my family asks everyone around the table to say what they’re grateful for. It puts new…
Green River from White-Rim in Canyonlands National Park near Moab UT Oct.-2022 credit Dave-Marston
MoreWild horses need to stop ruling the range
They are icons of America’s past, symbols of our pioneering spirit. Eyes flashing, nostrils flaring, tails obscured by a cloud…
Donald Giannatti via Unsplash, Wild horses Monument Valley, Utah
MoreWild horses deserve a home in the west
I live in a rural county heavily dependent on ranching and agriculture, and though I often hear people talk about…
Wild horse 5939 available for adoption/courtesy BLM
MoreCan we live with electric mountain bikes on trails?
The first time I saw an electric bike — better known as an e-bike — I was struggling up a…
Mountain biker Celeste Young takes a break along the Big Hole Crest Trail in Idaho. 2022 image. Photo courtesy Molly Absolon
MoreNow We Need to Rollback the Rollbacks
“Yet Obama’s policies were equally friendly to energy development.”
Photograph by AJ Nash — @VernChronicles
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