Regional is the New Global I have a long and ever-expanding life list of places to go for outdoor adventure: the Galapagos Islands , Bhutan , a big wall at Yosemite , etc. But I’m learning, just as you are, that the resources it takes to go to these places gives me bad carbon karma. And I already know how pricey it’s getting to travel long distances, especially now that gas and diesel costs have hit $4 a gallon. But I’ve got a solution to these problems tied up into one tidy cliché: Regional is the New Global. I’m really just putting another name to a trend that’s already occurring: local economies, 100-mile diets and so on. And to tell you the truth, I’m proud that Get Out! is promoting regionalism over globalization. Every time you visit someplace close to home, you have more time to spend once you’re there. You support that local economy. You don’t spend all your money on transportation and you use less petroleum. You can get to know the people and place by going back a...