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The Lost Boys

by Summer Vaughn | January 25, 2021 | Adventures, Archive | 0 Comments

The idea of living off the grid, either out of a rigged vehicle, a tent, or a backpack has become a fantasy for most outdoor enthusiasts. This often leads to the search for seasonal work that will keep you in the backcountry or at least with a long drive from town....
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The Badass Backcountry Woman

by Summer Vaughn | October 28, 2020 | Archive, Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments

Being a woman is hard. Being a woman in the wilderness is harder. We don’t have some of the luxuries that men have. We deal with menstruation, sexism, and having to squat to pee. Life can be hard for an adventurous girl. Katie Burns, the associate director of campus...
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Life in Laie

by Highlander Staff | October 20, 2020 | Adventures, Archive | 0 Comments

With a global pandemic in full force, it would make sense to feel trapped. Nothing seems to be normal anymore. But is that a bad thing? Instead of getting down in the dumps, a few brave souls decided to turn this situation into an opportunity of a lifetime. In an...
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Get Ready for REEL ROCK 14

by Summer Vaughn | October 22, 2019 | Adventures, Archive | 0 Comments

Year after year, the rock climbing community completes phenomenal and record-breaking feats that can only be accurately shared in one way–documentary. With the release of films like the Dawn Wall and Free Solo, viewers crave more shots of stomach dropping...
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Plastic? Bag It.

by Sarah Powell | September 27, 2019 | Archive, Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments

Sometimes it seems like there’s nothing as convenient as throwing your lunch into a sandwich baggie or using the grocery bags offered at checkout, but as we’re starting to recognize the negative effect plastic has on our environment, more people are looking for...
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Elevated Cooking- Campfire Corn on the Cob

by Chelsea Morley | September 19, 2019 | Adventures, Archive, Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments

Nothing feels more like summertime to me than pulling up to that fruit stand on the side of the road, loading a brown paper sack up with corn, and shucking them out on the porch with good friends and a cool refreshment. Maybe you relish in that memory with me (or...
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Socks for the Adventure

by Highlander Staff | March 19, 2019 | Adventures, Archive, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Why do socks matter and which should I choose? A good pair of socks are an essential piece of gear for any trip, whether it’s a 3-mile day hike or a 5-month trek. That’s because a pair of feet contain 250,000 sweat glands producing up to half a pint of sweat a day....
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#Vanlife – Not a Millennial Fad

by Highlander Staff | March 19, 2019 | Adventures, Archive, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

If you’re an outdoor enthusiast—and even if you’re not— and you’ve been on Instagram the last few years, you may have noticed a craze that is taking millennials (I am one) from the stability of a traditional home to living on the open road and immersing themselves in...
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Spring Backpacking Tips

by Highlander Staff | March 19, 2019 | Tips and Tricks | 0 Comments

You check the temperature, the weekend highs read a beautiful 60 degrees. Maybe, by some, this would still be considered bundle up in front of the T.V. weather, but you get ready to lace up those boots and hit the trails. Something about inhaling that fresh, crisp air...
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Aggie Blue Bikes is a student student-run bike shop that is located right by the Field House. This organization is funded by $2.78 of student fees. Recently, the student board has been discussing a change in student fees. The $2.78 fee pays for 24- hour rentals, open access bicycle tool boards, free and cheap bike parts, community events, and educational classes. 

If you want to help this program, students are hosting a protest on the Quad at 1 p.m. on February 18th. They ask that you wear a mask, ride a bike (if you have one) and bring an attitude for peaceful change.

If you are unable to attend send emails to james.morales@usu.edu, noelle.cockett@usu.edu, president.ususa@usu.edu, and linda.zimmerman@usu.edu. In your email include what Aggie Blue Bikes means to you, and how valuable this program is to students. Please send in your email before 4 p.m. today. 

@usuaggiebluebikes 
@utahstatesman 
@usuaggielife 

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“We had been looking for housing all summer, we “We had been looking for housing all summer, we spent a lot of money on application fees and still no house. I knew Nick's dad had a wall tent. I called up Nick and said 'dude, does your dad have that wall tent? We should live in that, in logan canyon.’”

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Happy last week of school!! We want to celebrate w Happy last week of school!! We want to celebrate with the newest issue of the highlander!! This issue is about survival. We have stories covering ultra light backpacking to mental health to climbing accidents! 

Link is in the bio! 

So go give it a read. And leave us a comment here and share it if you enjoyed it!

happy holidays!
“Over the past 5 years Steelheading has changed “Over the past 5 years Steelheading has changed a bunch, lots more people than there used to be and less fish”

Learn more about Steelhead conservation in @ethanmuhlestein’s article.
“On Thursday last week, the Bureau of Land Manag “On Thursday last week, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rushed to issue a lease to allow drilling within the soon designated wilderness area. The project will allow extensive construction in the usually quiet Labyrinth wilderness, including road building, well construction, pipelines, infrastructure, and building a 10-acre processing facility on nearby Utah School Trust Lands. This drilling would be for helium, which has similar impacts of oil and gas drilling.

We are writing this Op-Ed to ask you to please reach out and make a comment on or before Wednesday, November 4th. You can make a comment using a premade message, or by writing your own, at  https://p2a.co/V5DN0kO. This process will take less than five minutes, and we ask you to please take the time to preserve this magical canyon.”

@summervaughn_ 
@merwappett
“Women have really amazing and really powerful b “Women have really amazing and really powerful bodies! For some women getting into the backcountry is a way to celebrate that and if you are new to the backcountry don’t let some of the more delicate points of life as a woman prevent you from getting outside.” - @ksburns05 

Read more tips about women in the backcountry on our website. 

Shoutout to all the lovely women who volunteered their photos.

@summervaughn_
“At the end of the day, that moment of realizati “At the end of the day, that moment of realization before swipe, click, and camera is necessary. Why are you actually outside? Why do you actively participate in these sports? Why does the photograph never look as good as the moment? If no answer comes to mind the phone should maybe stay in the car. Take every time spent in the great outdoors with these thoughts of some yogi, “view every moment as if you are seeing it in the crystal clear reflection of water: brand new, fresh, and awe-inspiring.’”

Read more about social media and the outdoor on our website
“When life gives you online school, move to a be “When life gives you online school, move to a beautiful place.”

Read @sareelane’s article about USU students living in a dreamy Hawaiian town on our website.
When life gives you a rock, climb it. When life gi When life gives you a rock, climb it. When life gives you an ocean, slackline over it.

The world is a beautiful place and is there for you to enjoy it. Now is the time to go outside and make the most of it all! Take a break this week to go outside and do something you love.

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