Tomás led youth backpacking and river trips for years before moving into program design for outdoor groups. He writes about access to parks and public lands, and about what keeps people from getting there.
The short answer first. For a day hike of a few hours on a marked trail, carry water (about half a liter, a little over a pint, for every hour you expect to be…
Read the story: What to Pack for a Day Hike: The Ten Essentials and a Real ChecklistPrice out a first night of camping for a family of four and the list gets long fast: a tent, four sleeping bags warm enough for an October night, four pads, a…
Read the story: Gear Libraries: Lending Tents, Packs and Snowshoes So Cost Isn't the BarrierFor most of the year, visitors to Zion National Park in southern Utah cannot drive their own cars up Zion Canyon Scenic Drive. Since 2000, when the park…
Read the story: Transit to Trails: How a Bus Ride Changes Who Reaches Public LandAsk for a starter list of American nature writing and you will usually get the same three names. Henry David Thoreau at Walden Pond in the 1840s. John Muir in…
Read the story: Beyond Thoreau and Muir: A Reading List for a Wider OutdoorsIn July 2020, the Center for American Progress and the Hispanic Access Foundation published a report with a plain title: The Nature Gap. Its headline finding…
Read the story: Park Access by ZIP Code: What the Nature Gap Measures, and What It MissesGear links may earn us a commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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