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From taunting bison to walking on a Yellowstone hot spring, here's what some tourists were up to this summer—and how to avoid making headlines yourself
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Outside talks to mountain biker Kate Courtney about Leadville, the World Cup, and whether or not she’s interested in the U.S. gravel cycling scene
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The Latest Plan to Sell Off Public Lands Failed. Here’s What Was Learned During the Fight.
The attempt to sell millions of acres of Forest Service land united Republicans and Democrats. Advocates took valuable lessons from the battle.
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Be a Verb, Not a Noun: Lessons in Growth from Athlete and Writer Alexi Pappas
Be a Verb, Not a Noun: Lessons in Growth from Athlete and Writer Alexi Pappas
The Olympian and writer shares affirmations and insights on confidence, curiosity, and letting sport—and life—evolve with you
Plants don’t just grow every leaf and every flower all at once. They grow a stem, then a branch, then another. It’s a process.
Do what feels true to you. If you don’t know how, start with your clothes. Try opening your closet. Close your eyes. Tell yourself: there’s no threat, there’s no goal, and then open your eyes and decide what to wear. Wear what you feel magnetized toward.
Challenge your default setting, whatever that is. This could be with regard to data, devices, or the way you typically talk to yourself. Try something different and see how it makes you feel.
Be a verb, not a noun. Allow yourself to evolve and change infinitely.
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