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Sunday, June 28, 2026 · Alamosa County

The Live Music Venue Death Spiral Is Real and We're All Pretending It Isn't

Ticket prices have become unhinged, parking costs more than your drink, and somehow the opener is still going on at 11 p.m. — but sure, let's keep acting like concert culture is thriving.

Sunday, June 28, 2026
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Off the Path

The Hoh Rainforest Loop Isn't Actually That Mystical—But the Elk Droppings Tell an Amazing Story

Olympic National Park's most famous walk feels crowded and tame until you realize what you're actually looking at—and why the moss smells like a basement after a pipe bursts.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Tight Lines

Fall Stripers Are Stupid Right Now — Here's Why That's About to End

October's got the striped bass biting like they just discovered food for the first time, but the clock is ticking. Learn what's working before the bite goes cold.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Workshop

How to Cut Perfect Dovetails With a Handsaw You Can Afford

Dovetail joints look impossible until you realize they're just careful sawing and a little geometry. Here's how to cut them without spending a fortune on fancy tools.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

From Scratch

Cast Iron Is Not Precious. Stop Treating It Like a Wedding Gift.

Your grandmother's cast iron skillet doesn't need babying—it needs cooking. Here's how to use it the way it was meant to be used, and why that crusty seasoning is actually a feature, not a bug.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Good Karma Corner

The Dog Park Revolution Nobody Asked For (But Everyone Needed)

A retired engineer spent two years fighting city bureaucracy to build a dog park with actual drainage. Here's what that obsession taught us about getting things done.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Starlette Signs

Mercury's Trickster Tuesday: Watch Your Words (And Your WiFi)

The planet of communication is doing its best impression of a malfunctioning GPS, and one sign is about to learn why "reply all" exists as a cautionary tale.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Out There

The Ichetucknee Gamble: Why Florida's Most Beautiful Spring Run Gets Crowded—and How to Actually Enjoy It

Crystal-clear water, lazy current, and 100 other paddlers in tubes. Here's what most people miss about Florida's most Instagram-famous spring run—and why you should go anyway.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Move It Monday

The Single-Leg Deadlift Will Fix Your Broken Walking Pattern

Most people walk like their hips are fused together. Here's the one exercise that actually addresses why, and how to do it without face-planting.

Sunday, June 28, 2026

The Weekend Escape

Skip the State Capital, Drive Straight to the County Seat Nobody's Heard Of

Most people zoom past on the interstate toward somewhere "important." That's exactly why the small courthouse towns in the middle of nowhere are actually worth your time.

Sunday, June 28, 2026