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Photo Gallery: Celebrating National Parks Week
By Michael Lanza Are you planning to visit a national park this week or this year? National Parks Week reminds me of writer Wallace Stegner’s famous quote: “National parks are the best idea we ever...
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Ask Me: What Should We Do on a Trip to Colorado, Yellowstone, and the Southwest?
Hi Michael, I’ve been a fan of your blog for a while now, and I really enjoy it. I’ve got three boys that range from 16 to six, so finding things to do that all three can enjoy is a bit of a challenge....
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10 Favorite Photos From 2014 Adventures
By Michael Lanza Was 2014 a good year for you? After poring through thousands of photos I shot on more than a dozen trips this year, including return visits to iconic national parks like Yosemite and...
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Looking For A Great National Park Trip? Look Here
By Michael Lanza When I think about U.S. national parks, I remember hiking with my family to Yosemite Valley’s waterfalls. Seeing Yellowstone’s geysers both in summer (a great park trip with young...
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Ask Me: Advice On Dayhikes in the Southwest
[NOTE: Two readers recently wrote to me asking for suggested dayhikes in the Southwest parks. Below are my responses to them—ML] Hi Michael, I was wondering if I could capitalize on your expertise and...
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No Straight Lines: Backpacking and Hiking in Canyonlands and Arches National...
By Michael Lanza We follow a zigzagging line of stone cairns over waves of slickrock in the backcountry of the Needles District of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. Cliffs and 300-foot-tall sandstone...
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Photo Gallery: 20 Big Adventures In Pictures
By Michael Lanza Everyone loves a good picture—it’s worth a thousand words, right? At this blog, I’ve now posted hundreds of stories with photos about outdoor adventures I’ve taken, many of them with...
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Ask Me: Tips On Finding ‘More Complicated’ Family Adventures and Hiring Guides
Mr. Lanza, I am writing to ask your advice on how to find more complicated active outdoors experiences for my kids. I live on the East Coast (small town, coastal South Carolina), but as a family we’ve...
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5 Great Adventures to Take in 2016
By Michael Lanza Where will you take a big outdoor adventure in 2016? Do you have any plans on the calendar already? Yes, I know it’s only November, it’s dark and cold outside and next year’s trips...
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The Year in 10 Stories at The Big Outside
By Michael Lanza At The Big Outside, I post roughly a hundred stories a year of various lengths, from gear reviews and answers to readers’ questions to regular photo galleries—and every few weeks, a...
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10 Favorite Photos From 2014 Adventures
By Michael Lanza Was 2014 a good year for you? After poring through thousands of photos I shot on more than a dozen trips this year, including return visits to iconic national parks like Yosemite and...
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No Straight Lines: Backpacking and Hiking in Canyonlands and Arches National...
By Michael Lanza We follow a zigzagging line of stone cairns over waves of slickrock in the backcountry of the Needles District of Utah’s Canyonlands National Park. Cliffs and 300-foot-tall sandstone...
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Looking For A Great National Park Trip? Look Here
By Michael Lanza When I think about U.S. national parks, I remember hiking with my family to Yosemite Valley’s waterfalls. Seeing Yellowstone’s geysers both in summer (a great park trip with young...
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Ask Me: Tips On Finding ‘More Complicated’ Family Adventures and Hiring Guides
Mr. Lanza, I am writing to ask your advice on how to find more complicated active outdoors experiences for my kids. I live on the East Coast (small town, coastal South Carolina), but as a family we’ve...
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5 Great Adventures to Take in 2016
By Michael Lanza Where will you take a big outdoor adventure in 2016? Do you have any plans on the calendar already? Yes, I know it’s only November, it’s dark and cold outside and next year’s trips...
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The Year in 10 Stories at The Big Outside
By Michael Lanza At The Big Outside, I post roughly a hundred stories a year of various lengths, from gear reviews and answers to readers’ questions to regular photo galleries—and every few weeks, a...
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Ask Me: What Should We Do on a Trip to Colorado, Yellowstone, and the Southwest?
Hi Michael, I’ve been a fan of your blog for a while now, and I really enjoy it. I’ve got three boys that range from 16 to six, so finding things to do that all three can enjoy is a bit of a challenge....
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Ask Me: Advice On Dayhikes in the Southwest
Hi Michael, I was wondering if I could capitalize on your expertise and talk to you about a trip I am planning to southern Utah this fall. We are planning on visiting several national parks and am...
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Ask Me: Where Should We Take a Family Hiking Trip in Early Spring?
Hi Michael, Just wondering if you had any ideas for where we might take a family hiking trip for spring break in mid-March. Last year we did Joshua Tree, Death Valley and Yosemite. We lucked out with...
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10 Favorite National Park Adventures With Kids
By Michael Lanza The crowning achievement of our National Park System is that we have preserved such uniquely beautiful and significant pieces of nature in perpetuity. But the payoff for America’s...
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