Stories About the West - Wild Westish. (Page 16)

Racing the sun back to camp, but there is always time to take a photo of a bubble mirror in the middle of the desert.

Sandbagger

8 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West bobsled mag seven moab mountain biking sandbag

I have an unfortunate, but not unjust, reputation as a person who sandbags mountain bike rides. I don’t claim to be a bad rider, or out of shape, and then crush everyone,

The Why

8 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West camping clean air dirt silence stars time vastness views

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote How to Adventure [https://www.wildwestish.com/how-to-adventure/]. Here are a few reasons why… Stars: If you are far enough away from a city on a

How to Adventure

8 years ago 5 min read Stories About the West 4WD adventure camping dirt dogs gear weather

Many years ago, when I lived in San Francisco, someone asked me how to go camping. They had never been. I had never met a person who had not camped, had no memory

Rest(less)

8 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West angst foothills silence snow stop complaining trail running winter

Inaction gives me a certain amount of anxiety. I like to be in motion, changing things up, doing things, moving. Winter seems deliberately made for stasis, and in case you want to fight

In Praise of Things

8 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West antlers bikes clutter gear minimalism nostalgia packs things

Something we hear a lot about these days is that we should value experiences over things, and I agree that almost any bike ride is better than a big-screen TV. And camping with