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The Land Dykes Of Southern Oregon Saved My Life

In the summer of 2014 I was broken. Living in community with my queer elders put me back together.

Vanessa —

Jun 28, 2019

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Behind the Scenes With REI’s Force of Nature Initiative

REI is doing so much to change the reality of being a human outside! Including sponsoring this very issue! Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about their Force Of…

Vanessa —

Jun 28, 2019

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PHOTOESSAY: Merqueen of the Springs

Dive into this fantasy based world where the merqueen of the springs spreads her wings and takes up space.

Shoog McDaniel —

Jun 27, 2019

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What the Border Wall Destroys

A border wall further fragments and disrupts nature, the land, and the people who are intricately woven into the Rio Grande Valley’s natural ecosystem. With increased militarization on the border,…

Yvonne —

Jun 26, 2019

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PHOTOESSAY: Taking My Chosen Body Outdoors

I decided to meet Syd in Oakland to celebrate my newly healed chest. We hiked out into the Happy Boulders, selected our first climb and immediately took off our shirts.…

Lou Bank —

Jun 25, 2019

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Perfectionism and the Art of Rock Climbing

As a perfectionist, I’ll always be more comfortable sharing my shiny conclusions than my messy processes. And the best thing about climbing, for me, is that it’s pure process.

Carrie —

Jun 24, 2019

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Where Can You Take a Walk in the Park?

Most of my old hiking companions from Los Angeles are queer. Now I have Goldie, who takes breaks while we walk, just to jump up and kiss me. She places…

Melis Amber —

Jun 21, 2019

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What Happened When I Began to Dig

“I’ve grown physically stronger through trail work than I ever thought possible, but there’s that different kind of strength that trail work has fostered in me that I believe to…

Hadley Johns —

Jun 20, 2019

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Golden Animals in Manland: The Strange Place Queer Women Occupy in Bushwork

Bushwork — work done in the backcountry, often off-grid — offers a kind of freedom difficult to find in modern life. It is also a culture steeped in toxic masculinity…

Lori Fox —

Jun 19, 2019

Monday Roundtable

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Monday Roundtable: Sex in the Great Outdoors

Having sex outside of buildings! Have you ever? We sure have!

the team —

Jun 17, 2019

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Going Outside with Joshua Jennifer Espinoza

Maybe if trans women can redefine what it means to be close to nature we can also redefine what it means to be close to each other.

Drew Burnett Gregory —

Jun 14, 2019

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Queering the Wild

Hey there science nerds! This is like taking high school biology all over again! Except this time when we explore nature, it’s going to be truly, deeply queer.

Micha Rahder —

Jun 13, 2019