Riding the Owyhee
Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, June 25th, 2010
Last year Congress designated as wilderness some 300,000 acres along the Owyhee River in southwestern Idaho. The high desert is pocked with steep basalt canyons eventually winding toward the Snake River in Oregon.
Earlier this month, [...]
Patrolling on Mountain Bike
Andy Fleming wrote this on Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
The people one surrounds oneself with are one of the largest predictors of job satisfaction. What one does also clearly plays a large role. I enjoy mountain biking. I enjoy helping people. And I enjoy [...]
continue readingThe Kids Are Alright
Craig DeMartino wrote this on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010
As a parent I struggle with what I should and shouldn’t let my kids do.
In the past, I tried to look at each incident as it happened. For example, can they ski that line safely [...]
Nature News: Changes, Chicks and Spring Blooms
Cathy Shill wrote this on Friday, June 4th, 2010
(Hiking with clients on Munger Mountain south of Wilson.)
June arrives to rivers rising, green grass and rainstorms. In the mountains we wait on end for summer’s warmth to come. May was a typical spring month, [...]
Summit on the Snake and Wyoming Whitewater Championships
Jim Stanford wrote this on Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Tim Palmer, chronicler of American rivers, lays out a case for watershed conservation with education as its source. “People will fight for what they love, they love what they understand, and they understand what they [...]
continue readingOur Tax Dollars at Work
Jim Stanford wrote this on Monday, May 24th, 2010
In recent weeks wildlife managers from the state of Montana and National Park Service have engaged in their spring ritual of hazing bison back into Yellowstone.
Of all the contentious public land issues in the Rocky [...]
The Best Little Music Fest Nobody Has Ever Heard Of
Jim Stanford wrote this on Tuesday, May 18th, 2010
Come spring, music fans look forward to traveling for the big outdoor festivals: Coachella, Jazz Fest, Sasquatch, Bonnaroo.
But one can only take so much of waiting in five-deep lines for a port-o-potty, and sharing your [...]
‘Core’ screening in Jackson tonight
Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, May 14th, 2010
Cloudveil ambassador and former Mountain Murmur contributor Chuck Fryberger has made a climbing film he says goes “to the heart of the sport.”
Shot in high-definition 35mm, “Core” follows a cast of some of the sport’s [...]
Ramble Around Prattsburgh
Andy Fleming wrote this on Thursday, May 13th, 2010
When I graduated from high school, my senior year quote was “The time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time at all. A close second was “All who wander are not lost.” I truly enjoy [...]
continue readingMother’s Day on the Rock
Craig DeMartino wrote this on Monday, May 10th, 2010
How we celebrate Mother’s Day is as different for us as our moms are.
My wife is a great mom to our two kids. They adore her, which is how it should be. One of the [...]
