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Watching for the backcountry eye

by Dave Pidgeon on January 18, 2010

Guns, national parks and the future debate about safety cameras in the backcountry.

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We’re the wild ones

by Dave Pidgeon on January 13, 2010

A follow up to Tuesday’s look at whether America has true wilderness, or if wilderness is just a frame of mind.

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You choose the next national park

by Dave Pidgeon on December 15, 2009

Your turn. Compass Points invites you to take a poll about where the United States should establish the next natural national park like Yosemite or Denali.

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From Seattle to Asheville

by davepidgeon on November 13, 2009

A new hiking blog surfaces in Seattle, and a North Carolina-based author defends Great Smoky Mountain National Park from … National Geographic???

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Farley delivers beautiful places

by davepidgeon on September 16, 2009

If you love national parks and haven’t signed up to watch Tony Farley’s fantastic Beautiful Places in HD podcast on iTunes, c’mon, hop to it. Farley’s camera creates digital images as close to human-eye perfection as I’ve ever seen, and each three- to five-minute podcast has such a serene ambiance, you’d gratefully fall asleep if [...]

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A Jarvis profile

by davepidgeon on July 20, 2009

He’s summitted Mount Rainier twice, worked to make western national parks carbon neutral by 2016 and nearly jeopardized his career by tangling with the Bush administration. He’s Jon Jarvis, President Barack Obama’s nominee to head the National Park Service. After reading the profile published Sunday in the Kansas City Star, I reflected on how refreshing it [...]

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Skyscraper canyons

by davepidgeon on July 6, 2009

I’ve written before about the joy of paddling a kayak through a downtown canyon, and National Geographic Adventure a few days ago listed what they believe are the best North American cities to paddle in: San Francisco Chicago Washington, D.C. Pittsburgh Portland, Maine Boston New York City Portland, Oregon Seattle Toronto I’ve written before to [...]

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Bradt: I won't be bested

by davepidgeon on May 14, 2009

Watching this video makes my appendectomy incision hurt. Kayaker Tyler Bradt decided he won’t be outdone by Pedro Olivia. Bradt last month bested Olivia’s 127-foot plunge down Belo Salto in South America from earlier this year, choosing instead to direct his kayak over the 60-foot taller Palouse Falls in Washington. Take a breath and watch. [...]

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