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Dec 24, 2023
The 10 best books I read in 2023
For the fifth year in a row, I’m sharing my 10 favorite books I read (or listened to) this year.
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Oct 15, 2023
My favorite place in Oregon
Silver Falls State Park is one of Oregon’s absolute gems, and it’s my favorite place in the state. With a historic lodge built by the Civilian Conservation Corps, vast stands of old-growth trees, and (of course) epic waterfalls, it’s a truly magical place to visit.
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Oct 8, 2023
Searching for chanterelles
For many years in a row, I went hunting for chanterelles in October. But it’s been three years since I was last able to take advantage of the short Autumnal fungal window. Today, I was finally able to get out and find a few of the precious golden mushrooms.
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Aug 11, 2023
Search and rescue: third fitness assessment
Last year, I wrote about our SAR team’s annual fitness assessment. With temperatures expecting to exceed 100º in the Northwest next week, I decided to check it off the list today.
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Jul 22, 2023
Wyoming part three:
BuffaloDurantI bookended my hikes with time with my parents in Buffalo, a small town at the foot of the Bighorns that transforms into the fictional Wyoming town of Durant for four days in July.
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Jul 20, 2023
Wyoming part two: The Bighorns
Following my hike in the Winds, I drove back toward Buffalo, with a stop for a hike in the Cloud Peak Wilderness of the Bighorn Mountains.
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Jul 19, 2023
Wyoming part one: The Winds
After a few days in Buffalo, I traveled to Lander and hiked for the first time in the Wind River Range.
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Jul 14, 2023
Heading to Wyoming
I’ve written previously about my complicated feelings about my home state of Wyoming, but I’m heading back for some mountain air and time with family.
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Jul 4, 2023
The most compelling, timely, and terrifying book I’ve read in a long time
Released during Canada’s record setting 2023 wildfire season, John Vaillant’s book about a 2016 Canada wildfire—and the many combustive factors that led to it—is among the most compelling books I’ve read in a long time.
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Apr 28, 2023
The unmistakable smell of spring
There’s one sweet, inimitable smell that annually transports me 30 years back in time to a small Montana town.