Tires turn parallel to faded road lines. Cars are lined up to go to parks- some bumper to bumper, some an easy drive through. No matter the condition, each car is full of people waiting to go through the open gates to the unmanned National Park entrances. The ranger kiosk, the ones that collect the permits, passes, and money, sits stagnant with manila folder-colored blinds pulled shut. It is open season for the public to traipse into federal parks. What should be an excited a

Do you like forests? Drinking water? Being serenaded by birdsongs from the canopies of old-growth trees? Do you want to save wilderness...

Artificial Intelligence does not come out of thin air. It comes from data centers. Just like your phone or computer, data centers get hot when they're used. In order to cool the servers, these centers use water that comes straight from watersheds & communities where the centers are built. This has led to water scarcity for people and land.

First things first! Celebrate Earth Day by loving on public lands! Right now, our public lands are in danger. Yes, the national parks have been highly impacted by job cuts, lack of maintenance, and a high visitor-to-employee ratio. National Park worries are the tip of the iceberg of a nefarious problem: the destruction of lesser-known public land through executive orders. 

If the world seems heavy lately, know that you’re not alone. I hope to provide a little light for an uncertain time. I’m writing a...

9 Practical Tips for Visiting Parks Now If you’ve ever been to a National Park, take a moment and think of the air there. Remember how it f

If the world seems heavy lately, know that you’re not alone. I hope to provide a little light for an uncertain time. I’m writing a...

It’s fall in Washington, and my friends Ryan and Max flew in from Chicago, IL, and Michigan, respectively, to hike the Enchantments . It...

Happy Earth Day everybody! Earth Day is a time for people to come together to protect our planet! I’m a believer that every day should be...

Permit season is upon us!!! YAYYYY! It’s time to apply for lotteries and permits and all things hiking! Let’s jump right in so you can...

I have had two unfortunate propane-related occurrences thus far in my life. Thankfully, these were small, fixable mistakes and did not...

I found an old journal entry dating back to one of my first major road trips. I had little to no idea what I was doing or getting myself...

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The first time I saw a bear in the wild was on the Rogue River. I woke up to a view of Douglas pines covering the mountains in the...

There is so much to take in when you visit a national park. But before you can enjoy all a park has to offer, you need to get there...