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By Scott Willoughby
In a landlocked rise of rock and ice, Thompson Divide flows like a vein of Colorado gold. Within its bounds lies a vast sweep of lustrous aspen groves and lush conifer forests surrounded by the iconic sentinel of Mount Sopris to the east, the towering Ragged Wilderness to the... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Toner Mitchell
I once wrote an article for a fly fishing mag about a stream that at least one person thought should be kept a secret. This man (in my experience, women generally wait until they know someone better before labeling them a term that rhymes with “mooshrag”) claimed that my article... [ READ MORE... ]
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Methow Headwaters. Photo by Hannah Dewey.
By Crystal Elliot-Perez
Among the the wildest and most pristine places in the lower 48, the 340,000-acre Methow Headwaters landscape in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest is now one step closer to being protected from large-scale mining. This is thanks... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Sam Davidson
A few years back I saw a post on one of my social media feeds from a guy I know named Gabe. It was an image of a letter he had written to his mother from Salmon, Idaho, when he was a kid.
This short note to a distant mom—with affection appended almost as an afterthought—made a big... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Scott Willoughby
They call it Fisherman’s Nightmare. And as scare tactics go, it’s as accurate as it is effective.
Floating into the chaotic jumble of rocks and water that serves as sentinel to the Colorado River’s daunting Gore Canyon, it’s easy to imagine how the rapids earned their name.... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Toner Mitchell
Conservation-oriented anglers have at least a foggy idea of what American landscapes and waterways have gone through on their way to their current state. Since Europeans first landed here, we have generally grazed, logged, mined, drilled, dammed, channelized, polluted and... [ READ MORE... ]
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Photo by John Schoen
By Chris Wood
The state of Alaska’s recent proposal to re-open the roadless debate brought back memories.
Mike was flossing his teeth when I entered his office. “I’m sorry. I’m running late for the dentist.” It was 1998, and Mike Dombeck, the chief of the U.S. Forest Service,... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Chris Hunt
Several years ago, I hosted a colleague from D.C. here in Idaho in mid-September, a generally dependable time of year for decent weather, solid fishing and some of prettiest fall colors of the season, especially in the high country.
And it snowed.
Not just the little early-season... [ READ MORE... ]
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It's public lands month at Trout Unlimited. It's also photo/video contest time! During the month of September, post a picture or short video on Instagram featuring America’s public lands, use the hashtag #publiclandsmonth and tag @troutunlimited for a chance to win.
Winners will be chosen at random... [ READ MORE... ]
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By Randy Scholfield
We are bouncing along in four-wheel drive vehicles, high in the Clear Creek watershed west of Denver, overlooking beautiful forest vistas and steep hillsides laced with snowmelt creeks. We are here with a group of reporters to show them a dark secret hidden in this backcountry... [ READ MORE... ]