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The Outdoor Data Game: what will happen if our biggest data friend ghosts us?

01/05

The Outdoor Data Game: what will happen if our biggest data friend ghosts us?

Description

The recent delay in the release of the BEA Outdoor Recreation data raises concerns about the future of outdoor recreation advocacy, as it has been a crucial tool for supporting public lands.

Having written about this a few times (definitely one of the "outdoor data nerds" mentioned), I've been wondering where this data is as well. I'm pessimistic, it might just be another casualty of seemingly innumerable cuts in the gov.

A Cut Switchback is the Wildest Outdoor Story of the Year

11/15

A Cut Switchback is the Wildest Outdoor Story of the Year

Kyle Frost

Description

On September 2, 2024, Michelino Sunseri ran up and down Grand Teton in 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 50 seconds, breaking the existing Fastest Known Time (FKT) by over two minutes. Within weeks, he had been charged with a federal misdemeanor. In May 2025, he went to trial. In September 2025, he was convicted. And last week, he received a presidential pardon.

Yeah, I wrote about the trail runner who got a PRESIDENTIAL PARDON. What is 2025.