The Standoff at Standing Rock: an Attempt to Explain Why It's an Issue of National Importance
The link to my full photo gallery can be found here. CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA—Pulling into Oceti Sakowin camp just after dark, I was...
Why I'm Optimistic About a Trump Presidency (and It's Not Because I'm a Straight White M
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—I understand that I’m unique in my optimism about Donald Trump’s Presidency, but while things are bad, they could...
Why I Will Not Live in Trump's America, and Why You Won't Either
Shocked, angered; disgusted. Right now, it’s easy to use these words. It’s easy to go on thinking that Donald Trump was propelled to the...
Making America Dope Again: A Series of Encounters While Wearing a Silly Hat through the South
FORT WORTH, TEXAS—Until you’ve spoken with someone who has a murderous glint in his eye when talking about Barack Obama, it's difficult...
So, You Want to Hear About My Week at Burning Man...
BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA—It’s 9PM, almost time for the hippies to burn their toys. Have your fun, but leave no trace they said, a maxim...
A Pre-Dawn Summit of Sleeping Giant (Or, A Novice Tries His Hand at Hunting)
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO—It seems to me that everything worth doing in life requires waking up far before the sun rises. I was supposed to...
A Short Treatise on Decommodification at Burning Man
BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA—Burning Man is famous for three of its central tenets: radical self-reliance, radical inclusion, and...
From One First-Time Burner to Another: What You Really Need to Know
BLACK ROCK CITY, NEVADA—Burning Man can be an overwhelming experience, especially for Virgins, as first-timers are known. It’s widely...
13 Seemingly Obvious Tips for the Amateur Hiker, That Might Not Be So Obvious
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO—Hiking is nothing more than taking a long walk. One could wax forever about the psychological and physical...
10 Ways You Know You're Becoming a Mountain Man
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO— Mountain folks are a clannish bunch. As a former outsider to this lifestyle, I've become accustomed to the...