Details & Distractions
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Historic Hiking Series: Western Idaho
With Spring in session and a surely memorable Summer on the horizon, the Advanced Primate team wants everyone to take full advantage of being able ...
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Spring Training in Boise: The Grand Slam Challenge
We are a couple of years into the big-separation-of-humans, and if you are anything like me you are tired of seeing the inside of your own house. Y...
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The Best Outdoor Adventures of the Northwest
When I try to think about the outdoor activities I can do in the Pacific Northwest, the list seems never-ending. With stunning national parks, hidd...
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The Wickedest Town in the West
As you pull off I-17 toward Cottonwood and Jerome, the road is flat and empty but inexplicably includes 8-10 roundabouts that go nowhere.
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Adventures In Between: 4 of Our Favorite Western Hikes
I love testing my own personal limits in as many amazing places as I can. Unfortunately not many have the time or financial resources to be constan...
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Everything in Arizona is Out to Kill You
In this entry, our Vice President Jan shares a story of the journey that led her to her own personal paradise and the (very) important lessons about survival in the desert that she’s picked up along the way.