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Counting miles

‘We’re not interested in the welfare of individual animals here’

Big news & changes afoot!

Canada was so close, we could see her

Easy days like this allow more time for boredom and Thought to creep in

Two big dogs leapt up and came running down the road at us

How was I to foresee that a campsite at the bottom of a slope might flood?

“I saw a moose”

We inched out as far as we dared

I immediately regretted losing my head

I had been dreaming about walking, surprise surprise

“You got hikers coming? One of them is running!”

That elevation of spirit and wonder only (it seems to me) accessible in the outdoors

A heart-breaking, soul-crushing, never-ending descent

Over several steady, steep miles, we climbed up to meet the clouds

We had been traveling in the wrong direction for a long time

"Don't worry, there's plenty of room"

The Trail Register

Wandering bodies, wandering minds

It's raining in Greenland

Luxurious right now

Really bad but also not so dire

So is tree sexism a thing or not?

Itinerary: Zion National Park

A long-distance trail virtually at our front door

Ultra-local hiking in NYC

The wilderness is full of misanthropes

Itinerary: Park City, Utah

Under the heat dome

A fledgling in the front yard

Thriving on an almost-deserted island

Itinerary: Exodusters, hermits, railroads & other ghosts

The most garden-y of vegetables

What's nature got to do to get a little respect around here?

Magicicada

A deep dive on Bitcoin mining in the Finger Lakes

Itinerary: Kayaking in Washington State

Pinch of Dirt recommends TikToks

A bit of earth

Not all green spaces are equal

Itinerary: Niagara Falls, NY, in the Off-Season

The problem with buyer's guides

Shifting perspectives

Teetering on the cusp

Itinerary: How to garden from seed

A park on a pile of trash

Counting down to the "Snow Moon"

Night moves

Itinerary: Multi-Day XC Ski Trips

Nature as Character, Nature as Force

How well do you know your bioregion?

Seven American larches and one red oak

Itinerary: 45 Non-Resolutions for 2021