Roger Phillips
About Roger Phillips
Roger Phillips was born and raised in the Northwest. He has written for the Idaho Statesman since 2000, covering all facets of outdoor recreation, as well as resource management and conservation issues. He's an avid hunter, angler and camper who can also be found riding a mountain bike, snowboard, or dual sport motorcycle. Contact him at rphillips@idahostatesman.com
Roger Phillips: Don’t make bicycling too complicated
I was grunting up a trail in the Foothills and hating life. Why wasn’t I in better shape? Why were other riders pulling away so effortlessly?
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Roger Phillips: Turkeys are the slacker hunter’s dream quarry
The alarm went off at 4 a.m., and I hadn’t slept much before the annoying sound rang in my ears.
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Roger Phillips: Pop culture invades the great outdoors
I’m always a little bemused and annoyed when pop culture and the outdoors meet. Sometimes it feels like a rip-off of all the things we love, such as when New Yorkers dress like they’re preparing for a Himalayan expedition.
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Roger Phillips: Don’t mess with daylight saving time
I know lots of dumb ideas get batted around whenever the Idaho Legislature comes to town, but that malarkey about ditching daylight saving time set me off.
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Roger Phillips: Dancing with the dark side of gravity while mountain biking
‘Mr. Rock, meet Mr. Helmet and his friend, Mr. Shoulder. That guy back there, that’s Mr. Shin. You will meet him in a millisecond.
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Roger Phillips: Misuse hurts all trail users
Gather ’round, all you Foothills trail users, we need to talk.
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Roger Phillips: Idaho considering auctioning big game tags
With most hunting seasons over, hunters may want to focus their attention on the Statehouse, because their sport as they know it is at risk.
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Roger Phillips: Countdown to next duck season has begun
Duck hunting may be over for this season, but the memories live on as the countdown to next season officially begins.
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Roger Phillips: Finally got my winter groove on
I have a confession: I never got into the Christmas spirit in December, and I just figured out why: There was no snow.
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Roger Phillips: Winter, winter blow our way
I bought a new dual-sport motorcycle in early October, and I remember telling my wife, “I just hope I get three weeks of decent weather to ride it.”
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Roger Phillips: Winter clothes shopping is the other hunting season
I grew up on the Oregon Coast, which should have the motto, “Spend your life between 45 and 75 degrees, and wet.”
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