The Washington Post
February 24, 2013

I went to Fairbanks, Alaska to see a harsh and beautiful landscape. I realized I had never really understood the north until I was there, alone, in winter. I also realized the power of quiet and stillness to understand the unspoken rhythms of a place.

National Geographic Traveler
February/March 2013

One rainy spring day, after a particularly hard winter, I packed up my car and left. I promised myself I wouldn't make plans more than a few hours ahead of time. A wild impulse, it turned out to be one of the most memorable and important trips of my adulthood. This is the story.

Outside
December 2012

Thanks to developing technology, the niche sport of ocean rowing is booming. But now that the sport is open to anyone with strong legs and a penchant for suffering, the number of costly and dangerous rescues may rise.

National Parks
Fall 2012

New photos and records are illuminating a little-known passage in American history: The buffalo soldiers were some of our first national park rangers.

Skiing
October 2012

A short story on a big guilty pleasure: heli-skiing the enormous wilderness of a new operation, Bearpaw, in northern British Columbia.

National Geographic Traveler
May-June 2011

There are few places where the Old West remains free from the T-shirt stores and other detritus of modern-day tourism, but northeastern New Mexico is one of them.

Boston Globe
Jan 9, 2011

My overworked brother Andrew lives to ski powder. On this week-long trip to British Columbia, I was on a mission: find Andrew fresh tracks he'll never forget.

Outside Magazine
October 2010

A fun bite-size story on the curious challenge of living it up on a private island in Fiji.

Outside Magazine
January 2010

A hopeless stressball, I signed up with a coach who promised to rewire my brain through mental exercises. The result changed my life. Here's the story.

New York Times
May 16, 2010

A travel feature on canoeing a spectacular and little-known stretch of the Colorado River, blessed with 1,500-foot sandstone cliffs and still waters.

Boston Globe
July 5, 2009

The 226-mile stretch of the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon is one of the world's most storied river trips. In this Boston Globe travel feature, I share my 18-day journey.

National Geographic Adventure
March 2009

Moab gets a face-lift. The Grand Canyon shows off two secret falls. And the Colorado River makes room for untested paddlers. Presenting the 20 best adventures in the Four Corners, where everything old (even the ancient stuff) is new again.

Women's Adventure
January/February 2009

For a single girl, dating in testosterone-heavy mountain towns is notoriously hazardous—and hilarious. A front-lines report.

New York Times
June 6, 2008

Utah's desert might seem an improbable place to find whitewater, but the San Juan River, which runs through deep canyons and past ancient Native American dwellings, is one notable exeption.

Outside's Go
February/March 2008

He searched from Switzerland to Hawaii, but Ralph Fäsi, CEO of high-tech giant VisionOne, never found the perfect escape—until he bought his own. Welcome to Motu Teta, one man's private island in the rar reaches of Tahiti.