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Apparently, Everything in the Outdoors Can Kill You (opens the original)
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I read an article in Outside recently about the uptick in bear activity this year, which contained useful information.It also reminded me that nature contains a frankly unreasonable number of things that could, under the right combination of circumstances and terrible luck, kill you.And yet I keep going out there. On purpose.Subscribe nowThe Outside article wasn’t arguing
The Outdoors Has Been Cancelled Due to August (opens the original)
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In theory, August should be prime outdoor season.Every year, I fall for this false advertising.I work at a university, so, even though I have year-long responsibilities, summer still feels a little wide open in the way it did when I was a kid.Long days. Hammock weather. Boat weather. Evening walks. Maybe a hike if you’re feeling ambitious.Then August arrives in eastern North Carolina and reminds me that I don’t live in the Midwest anymore.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" hre
Midlife Merit Badge: “Provided Adult Supervision Despite Feeling Unqualified” (opens the original)
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More and more, I keep waiting for someone more qualified to show up.Someone who knows how college financial aid works, understands Medicare paperwork, can read trail maps without second-guessing herself, and always remembers whether the leftovers are still good.The evidence suggests that person is me, and these days it honestly feels like an oversight from the universe.Subscribe nowI guess I thought later adulthood would feel more official, like
The Cabin Had No Wifi. I Didn't Fight It. (opens the original)
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The outdoors isn’t just adventure, it’s medicine, too. This installment of The Outdoors Effect is about the reset that happens when the choice to slow down gets made partly for you, and you decide not to argue with it.I dropped my twins off for the start of college orientation this week, stuck around for a couple of days, and then did the thing that made sense at the time: booked a remote historic cabin nearby instead of driving all the way home and back for a few days alone.<a class="button pri
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