Inside the West

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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For this Father’s Day edition of Mountain Dispatch, guest writer Shaina Maytum shares how a father’s love for the river can be shared again in return. – Chuck Watkins

My …
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From skiing corn in the high mountains to soaking up the superblooms of the desert flowers, April in the West can mean lots of things to lots of people.  But …
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A typical winter day in Montana can take you from steep’n’deep ski terrain during the day to the warm waters of a natural hot springs at night. In fact, there …
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In a surprise late-evening Instagram post, U.S. Rep for Utah, Jason Chafffetz, announced his intent to withdraw the controversial “H.R. 621 – Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2017” …
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Basin & Range’s Inside Guide to the West: Best National Parks for Fall Colors

Summer may be the most popular season for visiting North America’s amazing national parks, but a trip …
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Guest writer, Bill Veazie, sends us this Mountain Dispatch from deep inside the Gunnison National Forest’s, West Elk Wilderness.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget there is another Colorado besides the …
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Just over 1 Million people call Montana their home making it 44th in overall US state by state population.  They call it “Big Sky Country,” or sometimes just “The Last Best Place” …
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The overnight low at Winter Park, Colorado the other night was 32 degrees.  It won’t take too many more of those chilling temperatures to kick-start the West’s changing of the seasons.  To get …
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