About Charles Watkins

In Part One of our story on the history of Public Lands in the United States and why they matter, we looked at the early years immediately after the Louisiana Purchase …
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The 2017 Great American Beer Festival, or GABF as it is affectionately known as, has come and gone once again – leaving hundreds of craft beer brewers and thousands of …
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If you’ve been paying attention to US political news recently, you may have caught glimpses of headlines highlighting Public Lands. From the armed standoffs in Oregon and Nevada, Patagonia’s boycotting …
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Modern Outdoorists everywhere have a tendency to resolutely cherish puffy things – be that their puffy jacket, puffy sleeping bag, vest, booties or whatever; puffys have become keystone to keeping …
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While Colorado has been busily building its reputation for being one of the nation’s hotspots for craft beer, the state’s wine makers and grape growers have also been hard at …
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Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Thursday that he will not seek to roll back any of the recently reviewed National Monuments. He has said however that he will press for …
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We’re hitting the trails again this summer on another giant road trip across four states of the Northern/Central Rockies of the Western US.  Along the way we’ll wander through the …
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Before leaving home for my week-long tour of Idaho‘s Lake District, I polled a few of my friends to see what they knew of Northern Idaho.  For those that had …
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Colorado’s reputation for being one of the origins of the nation’s popular craft beer movement is well-known… thanks in part to its current sitting Governor, John Hickenlooper who was one …
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