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...
11.5 Miles is Enough: Hiking the Devil's Causeway
FLAT TOPS WILDERNESS AREA, COLORADO—I’ve only been to Iceland once, but I feel like I’ve been to Iceland twice. It’s the middle of...
16 Oddball Observations from Traveling in Southeast Asia
SOMEWHERE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA- I was cleaning out some old papers today, and found a whole bunch of scribbles from a trip through...
I Like to Read. How Do You Unwind?
I distinctly recall spending a cozy, dark, early afternoon, curled up in a small-upholstered couch at the end of a hostel hallway...
Sometimes, You Just Need To Go Climb a Damn Mountain
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK—There’s never a good reason to be woken up at 2AM. Phone call, alarm clock, knock at the door…it’s all...
Forever West: Why Driving Through Wyoming Can Be Oddly Meditative
WYOMING—There are few things more meditative than driving on the open road in Wyoming, largely because there is nothing there. Sure, it...
In a National Park, Everyone Takes the Same Photo. Who Cares?
It’s only in the past few years that I’ve really become hooked on the National Parks. Growing up on the East Coast, it’s just not a...
"The Open Range"...That's Still A Thing?
SOMEWHERE IN NEVADA- Driving through the vast stretch of empty land some call state of Nevada, you’ll periodically come across large,...