Go Outside!
It's Earth Day you know. That means you should step away from the computer, put down the cellphone,go outside and see what's going on in the big blue room. Read what Gaylord Nelson has to say about the...
View ArticleThe Brief Origins of May Day
Most people living in the United States know little about the International Workers' Day of May Day. For many others there is an assumption that it is a holiday celebrated in state communist countries...
View ArticleGearing Up For Long Distance Backpacking
As many of you know now, I have gotten bitten by the backpacking bug after almost a decade away from any kind of outdoor adventure at all. One of the great things about this hiatus is that the state of...
View ArticleGeorgia to Maine
I suppose this will make it "official", or at least utterly embarrassing if it doesn't actually happen, but whatever. I'm going to hike the Appalachian Trail this coming Spring and Summer. I plan to...
View ArticleBackpacking Shelter
It's hard to say what piece of gear is the "most important" when putting together backpacking gear, since most long-distance backpackers are cutting it down to the bare minimum anyway, and every piece...
View ArticleThru-Hike Postponed
Well, my Appalachian Trail hike isn't going to happen this year. Time and money come and go faster than I anticipate sometimes, and this is one of those times. With less than a week until I was...
View ArticleA Little Peace of Mind
I have a secret place where I go to escape from the pressures and concerns of my life and simply be alone with myself for a few days at a time. This place is not easy to get to, the way is steep and...
View ArticleDear Zachary & Man on Wire
In 2008, British documentary filmmaker James Marsh won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival with his film Man on Wire, the chronicle of Philippe Petit’s 1974 high-wire walk between the...
View ArticleBonnaroo 2012 By The Numbers
For the first time in my Bonnaroo career, I attended 2012 as a volunteer, which means I worked off my ticket doing jobs that didn't require the skills of a paid staffer. In exchange for this work, I...
View ArticleRules For A Stagiaire
Compiled from the advice of friends in kitchens around the world: Head down, mouth closed. Work clean, work fast. Pay attention, takes notes. You are here to learn. Be the mise en place fairy. Do not...
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