The Mountains Above Bariloche, Argentina
"While we can’t always see exactly where we’re going, how long it will take or how we’ll get there, it’s important to keep stepping onto the trails that matter to us — honestly, intentionally and...
View ArticleWinter’s Arrival on the Milford Track: A Ranger’s Diary
It may be one of the most popular walks in the world but what's it like when winter reclaims the landscape? Fiordland National Park Ranger, Crystal Brindle, reflects on days in the crystalline solitude...
View ArticleA trip in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
The Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness is over a million acres of wilderness located in northern Minnesota along the Canadian border. Molly and Jill Wick take a sister trip to swim in the Northwoods...
View ArticleRecharging at Russian River
For Sam Lee – a production potter, studio owner, and illustration artist – time away from work is time to recharge. She recently spent two days at AutoCamp Russian River in an Airstream with her...
View ArticlePilgrimage to Powell River: Hiking the Sunshine Coast Trail
Paige Lucas spends 11 days on the Sunshine Coast Trail in British columbia retracing the storied landscapes of her father's youth, pondering backpacking and belonging. The post Pilgrimage to Powell...
View ArticleFinding Home Beneath the Tetons
It’s easy to love a place like the Tetons, but it’s hard to know it like the locals do. Photographer and artist, Katie Cooney, takes us on a year-round photo essay of her home: in the memory-imbued...
View ArticleMoab by E-bike: Landscape, History, and Texture in Turbo Mode
Photographer Karen Wang reflects on a 3 day e-bike tour of the Colorado Plateau with Escape Adventures—and beautifully captures the details of Ute territory's landscape, history, and texture. The post...
View ArticleChannel Islands National Park
Laurel Dailey's backpacking trip on the Channel Islands felt both fleeting and ancient, fragile and sure-footed. She was buffeted by wind; hypnotized by water; lulled by the rhythmic shush of grasses....
View ArticleBackpacking the Enchantments
Photographer Catie Bergman spends four days in the Enchantments in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness, Washington meeting mountain goats, watching alpine lake sunsets, and learning to let go of control. The...
View ArticleFlorida Everglades
Dylann Turffs knows the peace and beauty of the cypress swamps, sawgrass marshes, pine rocklands, and shallow seagrass meadows that make up the Florida Everglades. She writes a reverent reflection on...
View ArticleAutumn in Yellowstone
While summer’s warm colors gradually leach from the grounds surrounding, Yellowstone’s springs remain unwaveringly radiant in contrast. Laurel Dailey reflects on this landscape in transition, and what...
View ArticleWinter in the Sierra Nevada
Photographer Laurel Dailey shares a photo essay of winter in the Sierra Nevada. From cloud-muted alpenglow to frost and steaming hot springs, this landscape is quiet and slow when cloaked with snow....
View ArticleHiking the West Coast Trail
In only two rolls of film and carefully crafted words, Katee Pederson reflects on her 8-day trek of Canada's West Coast Trail in all its rain-soaked glory. The post Hiking the West Coast Trail appeared...
View ArticleSection Hiking the Long Trail
Hiker Bethany Clarke offers tips on preparation, suggested sections, and a reflection on her own experience section hiking the Long Trail in Vermont. The post Section Hiking the Long Trail appeared...
View ArticleIn Defense of Boredom: One Week in the San Juans
Amelia Pentecost reflects on the transition into her van, and the comfort of moving slow and feeling boredom, after staying extra days getting to know Orcas Island in Washington’s San Juans. The post...
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