Getting Back
As you may have noticed, changing venues is one of the ways that Souzz and I are sustaining ourselves during the pandemic. Last week’s move was to Lookout Cottage, a …
Adventures in food, travel, and backcountry kitchens
As you may have noticed, changing venues is one of the ways that Souzz and I are sustaining ourselves during the pandemic. Last week’s move was to Lookout Cottage, a …
Paddling whitewater has been a lifelong pursuit of mine, maybe because I’m decades into it and still picking up new things. I’ve learned a lot about technique, reading water, and …
We’re fresh from another adventure in northern Maine, our first visit since 2018. The slogan “Vacationland” is on a lot of the license plates up here, and that’s about right. …
I always try to balance risks so that they are risks worth taking–by acquiring skills, experience, and maybe gear, too. After all, things do occasionally go wrong in the outdoors, …
My friends up north are very familiar with the “Bridge to Nowhere,” a controversial (and now dead) project in Southeast Alaska. Closer to home, Western North Carolina has its very …
A few years back, we made grouper with mole verde sauce on a backpacking trip, using a recipe inspired by Souzz’s travels to Oaxaca, Mexico. Preparing the mole required a …
As a whitewater paddler, I’ve always wanted to see the world class rapids of the Russell Fork. It was the expert test piece for my era, steep and difficult–and well …
While hockey and seafood are both held on ice, they aren’t really connected…unless you happen to be watching a cooking show called Plates and Skates. This new Youtube series pairs …
One of the more elusive things to see in the wild is a wolf. I saw my first one in Yellowstone some years ago, and have been fortunate enough to …
I’d always thought Maryland’s nickname, “the free state,” had originated in the 1860s around the time of the Civil War. But it turns out that the name is actually tied …