Laurel Hunter - Wild Westish. (Page 24)

Have a little outdoors in your weekend

8 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West arroyo bunnies friends mountains outside santa fe trails weekend

My first real office job, the kind where you sit at a desk for 40 hours a week, every week, month after month, was at a company with a deep commitment to outdoor

Shoulder Season

8 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West coyote canyon leaves mid-mountain mud shoulder season solitude utah

You are, of course, familiar with the concept of a shoulder season, that time between the “peaks,” whatever those may be. In the mountains, shoulder seasons are spring and fall. In the desert,

Trudge

8 years ago 3 min read Things To Do Outside backpacking mountain bike mud quicksand trudging vernal wind

For years I fantasized about making a movie called Trudge. It would be roughly 3 minutes of short clips of outdoor trudging, no words (other than the expletives that come naturally from the

Fall camping in the Unitas

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It’s finally desert season, right? Spring and fall are pretty much ideal in southern Utah: not too hot, not too cold. Maybe a puffy jacket at night, but probably you won’t

Rutted dirt road on the way to Smithsonian Butte.

Dirt Roads are the Best Roads

8 years ago 4 min read Stories About the West best roads cabin dirt roads dogs micro bus utah wyoming

Gravel, finally. RK releases his seat belt, windows go down, the dogs perk up, lift their heads and stick noses out the window. Gravel and dirt lead to the good places: