Category: Cultural critique
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Krupikachu and Geargal, together at last
Kyle Skaggs (L) and Krupikachu headed for the podium after co-winning the 2008 Red Hot 50k. Anton Krupicka (kru-pitch-ka, the nickname comes from a hilarious Irunfar interview) is the most influential ultra and mountain runner in the United States. And not so much for his race results, which though impressive leave you wondering if you’re…
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The river grizzly
Resident (non-monster) Bull Trout, photo from US Fish and Wildlife. It takes a bit of time on the stream to appreciate the coloration of trout. In settings friendly to the human conventions of vision, above water or close to it, the collections of spots and faded colors can seem unimaginative (cutthroat), or perhaps merely pretty…
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Angry August
Aster. We were sitting, M and I, this past Friday outside our favorite pizza place when our favorite, and very harried looking, bringer of spinach and garlic calzones introduced us to angry August. The time, right now, when local businesses make their year, there are lines everywhere, Alberta plates turn slowly across traffic; in short…
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The evolutionary bike company
While I’ve always liked riding bikes, since I began paying attention 7 or 8 years ago I’ve never been especially fond on the industry which produces them. Outdoor “sports” are generally more prone than your average cultural entity to zenophobic navel-gazing, but cycling has (along with skiing) always struck me as particularly outstanding in the…
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The pass at the pass
The cliche of like two ships passing in the night is itself easy to unjustly pass over, until you’ve been awake on a ship in the middle of a calm night, watching another well-lit island of humanity go the opposite direction. Logan Pass is another cliche of human experience; it’s difficult to strip away the…
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Absurd consequence
If there are many, they must be as many as they are and neither more nor less than that. But if they are as many as they are, they would be limited. If there are many, things that are are unlimited. For there are always others between the things that are, and again others between…
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June trip report contest (!)
Summer, whatever that may mean in your particular locale, is right around the corner. Here in NW Montana the rain has stopped, for the moment, the sun is shining and the rivers are running high. Snow is melting and the fat season of long easy days, crampons and shorts, tourists driving foolishly, and wide open…
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The ultimate partner
How to do adventures outside with your SO; a subject I’ve thought of writing about for years, and under implicit prompting from Geargal Jill I’m taking a crack at it today. It’s a desire many have, for good reason. Building a lifetime partnership and outdoor adventures both rank high on the life list of anyone…
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A prince of denmark
Over half my life ago I was a teenager learning to trad climb, and my friend Adam and I were down in the Red River Gorge looking for easy leads to build our skills. We both had several years of gym fitness under our belts, just enough to be pretty dangerous. At some point on…
Bedrock & Paradox 
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