Wildness – PMags.com https://pmags.com Practical advice and musings on the outdoors, hiking, backpacking, ski touring, and camping. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:31:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://pmags.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/cropped-fav-ico-160x160.jpg Wildness – PMags.com https://pmags.com 32 32 81463906 Celebrating the wild places https://pmags.com/celebrating-the-wild-places https://pmags.com/celebrating-the-wild-places#comments Fri, 18 Jul 2025 14:07:42 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=7975 Celebrating the wild places

We celebrate not the trail, but the wild places it passes through. - Ray Jardine, PACIFIC CREST TRAIL HIKER’S HANDBOOK, 1996 Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/celebrating-the-wild-places/feed 4 7975 America’s Outdoor Recreation Act – Boon or bust? https://pmags.com/americas-outdoor-recreation-act-boon-or-bust https://pmags.com/americas-outdoor-recreation-act-boon-or-bust#comments Fri, 07 Apr 2023 04:48:26 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=32086 America’s Outdoor Recreation Act – Boon or bust?

America's Outdoor Recreation Act seems promising. But I see many loopholes potentially exploited for financial interests. Or, business as usual. Read More ...

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Thoughts on Bears Ears and what the re-instated protection may actually mean. Read More ...

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Thoughts on the state of outdoor recreation in our modern times. Read More ...

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Musings on a popular Instagram account, the recent Outside Magazine article about it, and thoughts around click-button activism. Read More ...

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Some thoughts on the government shut down, its effects on public lands, and what it might mean for the future. Read More ...

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An overlook at a book that is lauded as a response to Desert Solitaire on the 50th anniversary of its publication. Read More ...

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Accessibility is relatively easy. Information is painless to acquire. Are we in a Golden Age of the outdoors? And how long will this Golden Age last? Read More ...

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Two signs of our current state of connectivity. Read More ...

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]]> https://pmags.com/signs-of-the-times/feed 0 17652 Decline in Hunting : Impact on outdoor places? https://pmags.com/decline-in-hunting-impact-on-outdoor-places https://pmags.com/decline-in-hunting-impact-on-outdoor-places#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2018 13:43:36 +0000 https://pmags.com/?p=17540 Decline in Hunting : Impact on outdoor places?

A fascinating NPR piece discussed the number of hunters declining. What does trend mean for non-hunters and anglers? Read More ...

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