From the Editors

We are going to disagree on political issues with friends and family. What can we do to overcome the friction? Writing for Outside Online, Kassondra Cloos recounts how asking her father to teach her to hunt offered an unexpected path to reconciliation after decades of political disagreement. By sharing time in the woods and learning a practical outdoor discipline from him, they found a way to reconnect across ideological differences. The piece offers a meaningful reflection on how shared craft and time in nature can help heal strained family bonds.