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October 3, 2019
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Fauna
If you have even the remotest hint of arachnophobia, don’t visit Nevada’s Walker Lake in August during the blue damselfly hatch. For decades, this desert oasis has become party central for the orb weaver spider family reunion. Hundreds of thousands of these silk-spinning masters set up their large circular webs on
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September 26, 2019
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Field Facts
Foreword: In 2016, I had the chance to see Alaska for the first time and also check off “take a flight in a float plane” on my bucket list with a trip over the North Slope of the Brooks Range. Ever since that trip, I’ve longed to go back to the land of the endless …
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August 22, 2019
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Adventure Mobiles
Make: Harley-DavidsonModel: FXDL Year: 2016 Mileage: 28k How long have you had your adventure-mobile ? 2 years, 4 months Owners’s name: Kyle Defoor What do you do? Professional Shooter/ Trainer at Defoor Proformance Hobbies? Shooting, running, riding Does your rig have a name? Nah Is it a daily
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August 16, 2019
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Fauna
The ringtail cat (Bassariscus astutus) is a small, elusive member of the raccoon family that can be found in the western U.S. and as far east as Oklahoma. The animal gets its name from the seven or eight well-defined black rings on its bushy tail and its slender body shape that resembles that of a …
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July 10, 2019
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Fauna
The moose (Alces alces) is the largest member of the deer family, standing up to seven feet tall at the shoulder and weighing over 700 pounds. The long-legged and long-muzzled animal’s name is derived from the Algonquian word “moosh” (eater of bark). There are four moose subspecies in North America. The Alaskan
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June 6, 2019
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Fauna
The Banana Slug (Ariolimax californicus), named after the fruit it so closely resembles, is the second largest slug in the world, growing up to 10 inches long and weighing as much as a quarter pound burger…but far less tasty. The bright yellow banana slug, which also comes in hues of brown, white or green, lives
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May 30, 2019
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Field Facts
2019 marked the tenth anniversary for Overland Expo West and it was bigger and better than ever. Grown very noticeably the last few years 2019 saw attendance in excess of 22 thousand people and over 400 exhibitors with showing everything from giant Earth Roamers to the smallest camping tools. The outdoor and
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May 14, 2019
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Field Facts
Known as the “Crown of the Continent,” Glacier National Park covers more than 1 million acres of northwestern Montana along the United States border with Canada. Named after its many glaciers and the glacial forces that carved its scenic topography, the park includes parts of two mountain ranges, more than 130
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May 2, 2019
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Gear Reviews
“Another glorious Sierra day in which one seems to be dissolved and absorbed and sent pulsing onward we know not where…This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality.”- John Muir, My First Summer in the Sierra Inspired by California’s Sierra Nevada and using modern materials, PDW has a new
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April 18, 2019
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Camp Kitchen
I have been thinking about writing this article FOREVER and finally had a chance to test out a few recipes on a recent trip to Lava Beds National Monument. I am a relatively seasoned camp cook but baking over a fire has always seemed like a daunting task. How silly of me, it’s so easy! …
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