Living, Romping & Writing in the Outdoors
Sundance nearly killed my father. Literally. In the interest of full disclosure let’s start by explaining that I thought I was the one who would have a heart attack when my parents who are in their 80s announced they were coming out for the Sundance Film Festival. Are you kidding me? If anything was going to cause your stress level […]
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Back in the day there was Xdance, TromaDance, CatDance, SchmoozeDance, ChefDance, LapDance, No Dance, and probably a few more. But the only surviving “dance” besides the king- aka Sundance Film Festival- is SlamDance- an additional indie film fest running concurrently (but on a much smaller scale) than Sundance. However, now, vanlifers and the public without screening passes, get ready for […]
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Utah isn’t only known for Olympic caliber winter events. USA Climbing is back in the beehive state to usher in the Bouldering National Championships once again. For the first two weekends in February, eyes will be on the top bouldering climbers as they vie for a National Championship title and a piece of the $10k prize purse. The event at […]
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When you can’t find the recipe for oven fries online and you’re too lazy to ‘clip’… 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 pound Yukon Gold potatoes, unpeeled 1 ½ tablespoons cornstarch Salt SERVES 2 Choose potatoes that are 4 to 6 inches in length to ensure well-proportioned fries. Trimming thin slices from the ends of the potatoes in step 2 […]
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I got my first got my taste of Oregon’s craft mastery when I moved to Bend in 2002. My insecure mess of a boyfriend had packed up and run home to Vermont without breaking up with me or even saying goodbye. I could use a stiff drink, hundreds of miles from the scene of the crime. So there I was, […]
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