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Jon Turk
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Sweetgrass on the Dashboard
If we are not emotionally tuned into nature, we find it easy to destroy the ecosystems that sustain us.
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Chased by Demons
Are all extreme skiers, paddlers, climbers and riders really chased down the mountain, up the mountain or over the waves by frightful gnomes pulling the puppet strings of their brain…
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The “BaddAss” Polar Bear
A polar bear had ripped a hole in the vestibule and there we were, face to face, an arm’s length (or a paw swipe) away.
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The Lion Speaks Tonight
Mountain Life columnist Jon Turk talks lions, myth, and storytelling in his latest book. Words :: Feet Banks. Jon Turk is not only Mountain Life’s original columnist, he’s also our resident expert…
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Podcast Launch: Live it Up with Mountain Life
Live it Up with Mountain Life is a collection of conversations about life in the wilderness with the people who do it best. It’s another feather in our multimedia cap.…
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Leave No Trace—But What’s a Trace?
words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. Tiny spring leaves formed an iridescent green sheath around the ocotillo stalks that swayed gently in the breeze. As we pulled…
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Big Brain, No Tools: Searching for Survival on the Winds of Antiquity
We’ve checked the avy forecast, dug a pit, and all seems good… but ‘seems’ isn’t the same as ‘is’.
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Bumps and Barriers: How to Navigate the Long, Strange Trip
Adventurer Jon Turk tells us how to find that hidden and evanescent wormhole that can reduce a barrier to a speed bump on the long, strange trip. words :: Jon…
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Jon Turk on the Ecstasy of a Sore Toe
Words :: Jon Turk June 28, 2011, I wrote in my journal: When you’re trying to drag a 250-pound boat over a dune of ice and snow, and you’re sinking…
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Narrative : The Holy Stone
I had been to the Holy Stone a decade ago, travelling by snow machine with people who knew the country. At motorized speed, landmarks don’t imprint on your brain as well as…
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