The Portable Northwest Outdoor Library
When you’re hiking, paddling, climbing, or skiing, reading material isn’t always high on the list. But part of being outdoors is
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Stories by Neil Schulman
Best Places for Kayaking in British Columbia
We already talked about some tips for kayaking the beautiful waters of British Columbia, so now that you know what to do, where do you go?
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8 Guidebooks for the Outdoor Jack-of-all-Trades
You can’t learn everything on the internet. And even if you could, you wouldn’t want to: that would mean you’re spending your time
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Moments that Changed Outdoor Recreation in...
Outdoor recreation has a unique place in the Northwest's heart and history, but it hasn't always been as we experience it today. Several
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Eight Lost Arts of the Outdoors
“Do you also use a slide rule?” a friend asked me as I got my course plotter out to plan our crossing between islands. He stopped
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The Best Crowd-Free Summer Escapes in...
If crowds scare you away, these are for you. Far from the madding crowd, and even further from the “wait in line for the permit
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9 People To Thank for Wilderness
Ask a random person who they associate with wilderness, and they’ll probably say John Muir, Ansel Adams or Teddy Roosevelt. Most outdoors
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When Spring Springs in the Northwest
I’m sitting on my porch on the first day of spring. Garden flowers are already blooming. Leaf-out is beginning in the wilds. Light is
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Ten Tips for Better Kayak Photography
Kayak photography, either on the sea or in whitewater, is one of the hardest types of photography to master. You’re trying to photograph
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Clayoquot Sound: Vancouver Island’s Sweet Spot
Clayoquot Sound is literally the end of the road. Canada’s Highway 4 up the west coast of Vancouver Island simply dead-ends at a small
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The Future of Our National Parks
As our National Parks celebrate 100 years as “America’s Best Idea”, it’s time to plan for the future. The next hundred years will
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Eight Tips for Action Photography
Outdoor sports are about action. But action is fundamentally difficult to capture. Decisive moments—the leap of a skier off a slope, a
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The Great Bear Rainforest
It’s a place you’ve probably never heard of. But the Great Bear Rainforest agreement has the potential to keep places wild on a
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10 Things the Northwest Should Be...
Time marches on, they say. It's easy to complain about more crowded trails and longer lift lines. But at the heart of it, things aren't
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10 Small Moments That Made Our...
Ken Burns called the National Parks “America’s Best Idea.” They’re certainly on the short list of American innovations. But the
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How To Make Your Photos Unforgettable
Bobbing in massive 14-foot swell on my first day of open-coast paddling after a long layoff, I waited for Ken to pass in front of the 1,300
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