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A Day in Warner Valley: Eight Years Waiting to Explore Lassen
The first time I heard about Warner Valley, I was sitting with Sharon Roberts at St. Bernard Lodge. It was 2017 or 2018, during one of my early trips covering Lassen Volcanic National Park. Sharon had invited me to stay at the lodge and snowshoe in the park. Somewhere in our conversations, she began laying…

Why Trail and Highway Safety Standards Matter for Adventure Travelers
In the Sierra Nevada, adventure often begins with the curiosity to see what lies around the next bend. It might mean loading the SUV for a road trip along Highway 395, heading into Yosemite, or shouldering a pack for several days among the granite passes and alpine lakes of the High Sierra. We come for…

Trail Running Beyond Racing: Yosemite, the Dolomites & Rogue Expeditions
What if your next great mountain adventure wasn’t about reaching a summit before noon, beating your personal record, or finishing a race? What if it was about running through the Dolomites in Italy, stopping for espresso at a mountain refuge, or spending a morning exploring the trails around Yosemite with a group of people who…















