Trailhead
Walk through May slop without carving parallel social trails: choose southerly or rocky routes when forecasts allow, embrace the mess on durable surfaces, avoid postholing meadows, and report closures instead of sneaking around locked gates.
Meet Yomp the Bigfoot, Grizzle the Bear, and the rest of the Forest Crew—illustrated characters created to rally opposition to proposed public land sell-offs and remind us why wild places are worth defending.
Breaks down the 2025 Senate reconciliation bill mandating the sale of 1.3-1.9 million acres of BLM and Forest Service land across 11 western states, fact-checks viral claims about it, and lists concrete ways to push back — from contacting senators to op-eds.
How tariff revenue from 1870-1913 funded the federal budget that let Theodore Roosevelt protect over 230 million acres — with a rundown of the national parks, 18 national monuments, and forest expansion he drove, and where that legacy stands today.
What Oregon's proposed 4% tire tax (HB 3362) would cost rural drivers and outdoor travelers, what happened at the March 2025 hearing, and how to respond — from buying tires early to submitting testimony through OLIS.
How permanent Standard Time versus permanent Daylight Saving Time would change sunrise and sunset hours for hiking, fishing, hunting, camping, and trail running across the U.S., with state-by-state examples, health effects, and ways to weigh in with lawmakers.