The Lighthouse Keepers
Six miles off the wild, southwest coast of Tasmania, in a remote region of world heritage wilderness, stands Australia’s most southerly lighthouse on a magnificent island called Maatsuyker. Maatsuyker...
View ArticleMinnesota’s Heart Beats Cold and Clear
Minnesotans have some pretty distinct quirks, like watching hockey in June, torturing their vowels, and waxing poetic about going “Up North.” Up North, it seems, is more of a theory than an actuality....
View ArticleDry Tortugas National Park
Unless you have a private boat or seaplane, the only way to get to Dry Tortugas National Park, the southernmost terminus of the United States, is on a ferry called the Yankee Freedom III that docks in...
View ArticleThe Value In Making Audacious Adventure Commitments
When I was a grad student, one of the most life changing pieces of advice I received was to book a vacation for after our thesis defense. If I passed, I could celebrate on vacation. And if I didn’t, I...
View ArticleInterview: Jenny Tough On Running The Tien Shan Mountains
Distance runner, traveler, adventurer, and writer Jenny Tough lives up to her name. She’s trekked and paddled her way through six continents, including the unmapped terrain of the Tien Shan mountains...
View ArticleLost and Found in the Far North
Since I touched down on a runway in Anchorage in a blizzard, I’ve had the feeling of being magnetized to a place for reasons unknown. It was my first year out of college, when it seemed like I was...
View ArticleHow To: Build Your Own Composter
In college I shared a bathroom with a girl who made her own cheese. She rode a bike with no brakes and handlebars that you had to hold crooked to go straight. She washed her hair only once a week, and...
View ArticleGear Review: Runnin’ with Oiselle
Here’s a brief history of women’s running apparel summed up in a conversation: Dude designer: Hey, I’m making these running shorts for these women. Dude manager: Great, we don’t know if there’s a...
View ArticleFirst Impressions
I always thought losing my sight would be one of life’s most cruel punishments. To wake up in darkness, to be a stranger to Earth’s beauty, to forever miss the smiles on your...
View ArticleSwift Stitches the New Sonora Pannier
We recently caught up with Martina Brimmer, our genius bud behind Swift Industries, a bicycle bag company based in Seattle, WA. And they’re not just about making mighty fine bags. They’re about...
View ArticleGear Review: Watershed’s Ocoee Drybag
There’s nothing worse than spending a beautiful day on the water, only to open your dry bag at one point and discover that your sandwich bread is soggy with sea water or your camera not turning on or...
View ArticleGear Review: Ever Sweatflow Leggings | Are they the best leggings…Ever?
If you’re like me, you gave up traditional pants in 2009. After I realized it was socially acceptable to wear yoga pants to class, to work, to the gym, on the plane, to the movies, on a date, on a...
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