# Here & There

> Deep dives in the outdoors and travel. Unique topics, fresh perspectives, great photography, and honest travel guides.

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## Posts
- [The Scale of Trail](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-scale-of-trail): The London Marathon is adding a second day. The trail running version of that growth doesn't really exist.
- [What AllTrails' Insights Say About US National Parks That Dropped Reservations](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/what-alltrails-insights-say-about-us-national-parks-that-dropped-reservations): Parks like Yosemite, Rainier and Glacier opened the season without timed entry for the first time in years. The trail trends tell a story beyond viral crowd videos.
- [Simple in, simple out.](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/simple-in-simple-out): Audiences, absolutes, and what it costs when you treat your community like it can't handle complexity.
- [REI's labor fight is real. So is the hole it's in.](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/rei-s-labor-fight-is-real-so-is-the-hole-it-s-in): Behind the Anniversary Sale boycott is a harder story: collapsing specialty retail, a challenging payroll model, and what the outdoor industry loses if REI doesn't make it.
- [Sean Duffy wants you to see America. His administration is making it harder to afford.](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/sean-duffy-wants-you-to-see-america-his-administration-is-making-it-harder-to-afford): On gas prices, gateway economies, and the Transportation Secretary's tone-deaf road-trip reality show
- [Summit 2026: On Capitol Hill with the Outdoor Industry](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/a-game-of-inches): A few thoughts from a few days spent in Washington DC with the Outdoor Industry Association.
- [The things you can't vibe-code](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-things-you-can-t-vibe-code): On vibe coding, moats, and what still matters when anyone can ship a Strava clone, weather app, or AI-training plan.
- [Skiing is Fun](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/skiing-is-fun): Three trips, three different weeks of skiing in Europe.
- [Can Kiprun crack the US running market?](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/can-kiprun-crack-the-us-running-market): Decathlon is bringing its Kiprun running brand to the US. Can it break through in a crowded market?
- [The West's No Good, Very Bad, Snow Year](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-west-s-no-good-very-bad-snow-year): A historically bad winter is setting up serious risks for water supply, wildfire, and summer recreation
- [The 2025 National Parks visitation report, decoded](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/national-parks-by-the-numbers): A new tool for outdoor recreation data, and what the 2025 NPS park visitation numbers actually say
- [Japan House Makes You Want to Visit Japan (Without Asking You To)](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/japan-house-makes-you-want-to-visit-japan-without-asking-you-to): Most destination marketing shows you the most photogenic version of a place and hopes you book a flight. Japan House takes a different approach.
- [Data Dive: The Outdoor Recreation Economy](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-outdoor-recreation-economy-2024): $1.3 Trillion in gross output. There's no question that outdoor recreation is big. But what actually makes up that number?
- [Nike ACG: All Aboard the Hype Train](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/nike-acg-all-aboard-the-hype-train): Nike has big budgets and a plan to tackle trail and the outdoors. But where does this train actually go?
- [Satisfy, Currently Running, and the Fight Over Running's Aesthetic](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/satisfy-currently-running-and-the-fight-over-running-s-aesthetic): Copycats, brand building, borrowed references, and $260 shorts. Oh my.
- [Notes from the Ski Climate Summit: carbon, tech, and the valley of death](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/notes-from-the-ski-climate-summit-part-2): Tracking ski performance, recycled carbon, the valley of death, and more.
- [Is Runna Actually Getting Runners Injured?](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/is-runna-actually-getting-runners-injured): Marathon training has always injured people. Apps just give us something to blame.
- [The Hard Data Behind Skiing's Climate Problem](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-ski-industry-s-climate-reality): The Ski Climate Summit, Part 1: What the economics and data already show.
- [The Perfect Test For Bipartisan Conservation Just Failed](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-perfect-test-for-bipartisan-conservation-just-failed): Bipartisan opposition and a "conservation caucus" couldn't stop Republican representatives from voting to expose the Boundary Waters to mining.
- [Why I'm Not Writing Off Patagonia](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/why-i-m-not-writing-off-patagonia): Selling jackets won't solve climate change. But dismissing anyone who falls short of impossible ideals leaves us with nothing but a sense of moral superiority.
- [Can Oxygen Conservation Turn Conservation Into Profit?](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/can-oxygen-conservation-turn-conservation-into-profit): The company is betting that restoring land can be profitable, but it remains to be seen if their model can survive market realities.
- [On the trail again](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/on-the-trail-again): Easy mode, the New Year, winter plans, looking back and looking forward
- [A Look at Strava’s 2025 Year in Sport](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/a-look-at-stravas-2025-year-in-sport): How GenZ, running, lifting, clubs, and social motivation are shaping Strava
- [AltNPS: resistance, performance, and a merch store](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/the-confusing-activism-of-altnps): The blurry line between resistance, performance, and a merch store
- [My Weird Little Outdoor Ecosystem](https://www.hereandthere.club/p/my-weird-little-outdoor-ecosystem): A satirical gear site, an indie media directory, and a pack weight tracker walk into a bar