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Searching for EJ's Hot Springs
I’ve never met a camp host quite like EJ. He’s 30 years old, has a glint in his eye that makes y...
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The Legend of Tis-sa-ack
It’s been a long-time goal of mine to climb the Regular Northwest Face of Half Dome (5.9 C1). I’v...
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Still There
There’s a game I like to play almost every time I watch the sunset called Still There. If you don...
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What planting corn taught me about being alive.
Back in May I planted corn in the median between the sidewalk and the street in front of our Los ...
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You can go camping without a Subaru.
Contrary to both popular belief and the demographic makeup of REI parking lots, you are not in ...
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Campground Standard Time
Do you ever pause and consider that time is a completely human invention? Yeah, that’s where my h...
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Thinking About Bears
I’ve been thinking about bears lately. Partly due to the fact that I just got back from some time...
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A list of things I’ve forgotten on camping trips because I didn’t bother to make a packing list.
1. Campsite reservations. This one has only happened once and is pretty hard to recover from. M...
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Escape from The Narrows
July 9th started the way most big adventure days do: a pre-dawn wakeup, hot coffee, and stress ab...
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Now Hiring: Full Time Camp Host
Nestled in the foothills of the world renowned Sierra Nevada mountains, Camp Campy Camp is a char...
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Guidelines for Campfire Guitars
1. Don’t ask whether people are okay with you breaking out the guitar. It’s a campfire, dammit, e...
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The S'more-O-Scope
These are s'mores stuff, okay? Now pay attention. I’m pretty sure every kid who grew up in the ...
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How To Get Dressed
If the internet is good for one thing, it’s cat memes. If it’s good for two things, it’s cat mem...
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That Boring Hike
Oh, that hike? No, I mean yeah we can totally do that hike, it’s just a little… boring. Like, i...
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The Best Post-Adventure Food
This simple yet staggeringly divisive question has split adventurers into polarized camps for cen...
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2020 #YearOnCouch
This time of year, our data-obsessed culture loves sharing wrap-ups of all the top songs we liste...
ExplorerAaron Rickel Jones posted a story
Confessions of an Asshole Hiker
Hello, My name is Aaron, and I am an asshole hiker. I haven’t always been an asshole hiker. I al...
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How to Avoid Getting Dropped
Make sure you’re the only person on the ride who knows the route, that way if your friends drop y...
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