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I need to find more age-appropriate hobbies
y son Colby has had a desire to get into rock climbing for more than half his life. My wife and I took him to a climbing gym back when he was in middle school, […]
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I don’t think I want to build my own cabin
My wife and I have some great friends who are in the process of building a cabin. It’s on a chunk of private land deep within the Medicine Bow National Forest. It’s an absolutely perfect […]
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Get a free tutorial on how to use OnX Hunt
I’m a map and compass guy, but even I enjoy the convenience of some of the latest technological advances. I used to use a GPS for simple navigation and to mark waypoints and routes, but […]
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It’s camping time!
Each year, when school got out for the summer, my dad would haul the dusty old backpacking tent in from the barn and toss it on the living-room carpet. He’d announce that we were going […]
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I learned about the outdoors from the best
I can’t even remember the first time my dad dragged me into the wilderness on a campout. For as long as I can remember, I’ve spent a good deal of my free time in the […]
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I am sooooo not in shape
I’m not trying to be the next Mr. Olympia or develop six-pack abs. I don’t even care about placing in my age group in 5K runs. All I worry about is being in shape for […]
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Paintball is fun – when others follow the rules
My son wanted to go to a paintball course for his birthday, and I was immediately on board with that. When I got married, I had a paintball game with about 20 friends for my […]
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The mornings this time of year are picture perfect
I love to fish, but I’ll admit I’m not very good at it. In fact, I’m absolutely horrible. It doesn’t matter what I use for a lure – fish just don’t want whatever it is […]
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Just get lost — but in a good way
Most people try to avoid getting lost in the woods. I’ve long thought my dad’s goal was just the opposite. Every time we headed out into the wild, Dad would get us lost. Never horribly […]
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Remembering those who served today
This day has become the unofficial beginning of the summer, even though it won’t truly be summer for another month. But the weather is getting nice enough to get away to the hills, and the […]