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A little of the outdoors in your inbox — monthly dispatches by Jessica McKenzie
By Jessica McKenzie · Launched 3 years ago
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False spring
Wildfires and thru-hikes, idle gardening, ecosexuality, and more.
Apr 11
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Rosemary roots
Plus: Europe's wild lions, where conspiracies and butterflies meet, on joyful movement, and more.
Mar 7
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Another weekend thru-hike
The Ramapo-Dunderberg Trail
May 2
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Plunging into the new year
Plus: Fake snow; the value of good surf; human rights abuses at Rikers; ruining the Vale of Cashmere; on gardening while Black; and more.
Jan 15
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'Save the cowboy' and other stories
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Being enough
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Everest, travel, personal responsibility, heaps of guilt
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A pear-shaped world
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Enjoying the outside, inside
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Introducing Pinch of Dirt itineraries
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Counting miles
A mile a day, or close enough.
Dec 31, 2021
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‘We’re not interested in the welfare of individual animals here’
Also: the colors of home; the Great Salt Lake; the polar plunge; and more.
Nov 30, 2021
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Big news & changes afoot!
Pinch of Dirt one of the "Best Outdoorsy Email Newsletters" according to Outside Magazine
Oct 18, 2021
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Canada was so close, we could see her
Cohos Trail, Day Fourteen: Deer Mountain Campground to the Canadian Border
Oct 12, 2021
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Easy days like this allow more time for boredom and Thought to creep in
Cohos Trail, Day Thirteen: Tillotson Hut to Deer Mountain Campground
Oct 11, 2021
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Two big dogs leapt up and came running down the road at us
Cohos Trail, Day Twelve: Mountain View Cabins to Tillotson Hut
Oct 8, 2021
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How was I to foresee that a campsite at the bottom of a slope might flood?
Cohos Trail, Day Eleven: Rudy's Cabins and Campgrounds to Mountain View Cabins
Oct 7, 2021
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“I saw a moose”
Cohos Trail, Day Ten: Panorama Shelter to Rudy's Cabins and Campgrounds
Oct 6, 2021
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'Save the cowboy' and other stories
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Being enough
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Everest, travel, personal responsibility, heaps of guilt
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Enjoying the outside, inside
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Introducing Pinch of Dirt itineraries
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