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I Won't Backpack Without a Pillow Anymore. Here Are the 5 I Trust Most

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By James Stout Verified
| Backpacker Magazine Verified
Life these days is increasingly busy, the news increasingly grim, and the climate changing faster than ever. For this and many other reasons I often find I have some of my best sleep in the backcountry, where I can’t doomscroll until 11 p.m. But to get that quality shut-eye, I’ve had to put some effort into optimizing my sleep system. Hence the tote box full of camp pillows in my gear closet. In my first years backpacking, I thought I was far too tough to carry a pillow.
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The Sacramento ‘Weeds’ You Can Actually Eat

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By James Stout Verified
| Comstock’s Magazine Verified
Riding along the American River Parkway, it’s easy to ignore the greenery on either side of the trail. Much of it might appear to be little more than unremarkable weeds, but to a seasoned forager and instructor like Robin Greenfield, those patches of greenery contain a banquet of delicious edible plants. Greenfield says that foraging can begin at home, especially in a city as fertile as Sacramento.
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Is the Sacramento Region the Next Silicon Valley? - Comstock's magazine

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By James Stout Verified
| Comstock’s Magazine Verified
This story is part of our May 2026 issue. To read the print version, click here. Like many other Capital Region residents, Kevin Wolf went to UC Davis and “never left.” Since graduating with honors from the University of California’s second-largest campus by enrollment in 1980, he has spent decades in the Capital Region, founded sustainable energy company Wind Harvest and, perhaps most importantly, remained an active member of the community.
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