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Heart of the Tongass: Crossing Kootznoowoo (Admiralty Island), Fortress of Bears

Heart of the Tongass: Crossing Kootznoowoo (Admiralty Island), Fortress of Bears

Tenuousness in the Tongass Clean water and healthy forests are vital to the function of the Tongass as one of the last true wild places with essential building blocks for ecosystems intact. These blocks, are at the heart of the battle for the future of the Tongass.

December 10, 2019 0
Scaling Down

Scaling Down

A study of wild Alaskan fish from Southcentral to Southeast.

September 5, 2019 0
Japan: Zao Onsen and life’s finer things.

Japan: Zao Onsen and life’s finer things.

Mild, hot mineral smells steam in abundance from creeks, small lots around houses and keep the roads and sidewalks warm […]

March 22, 2018 0
Introduction: The Future of Wilderness, Oil & National Parks in Alaska in the Trump era

Introduction: The Future of Wilderness, Oil & National Parks in Alaska in the Trump era

Just last year was the centennial anniversary of the creation of the US National Parks. Since their start, nearly 60 […]

October 3, 2017 1
On Mountains, Love.

On Mountains, Love.

He felt the bite of the words as soon as they were said. “I’m not really feeling this any more.” […]

October 30, 2016 0
Denali: The Great One

Denali: The Great One

It is a humbling experience preparing for one of the “Seven Summits,” especially Denali. The Great One. A daunting, cold, […]

April 16, 2016 1
Free! DIY Kindle Paperwhite Case for backpacking/dirtbagging

Free! DIY Kindle Paperwhite Case for backpacking/dirtbagging

It took me a little while to come around to the notion of bringing electronics into the backcountry. It’s almost […]

April 5, 2016 0
Into the Country: Hawai’i, the North Shore and the Human Experience

Into the Country: Hawai’i, the North Shore and the Human Experience

It goes by many names. “The Seven Mile Miracle.” “The Country.” But what the North Shore of Oahu really is is an experiment […]

January 23, 2016 0
Saguaro: On Deserts, Water and the American West.

Saguaro: On Deserts, Water and the American West.

Dry, rugged mountains barely separate Southern California’s eastern Imperial County from Mexico along the Interstate 8 en route east to […]

November 12, 2015 0
California: The Value of Natural Beauty

California: The Value of Natural Beauty

There is something to be said about a state that has more than 50 million people yet still has wilderness. […]

October 18, 2015 3

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