Discover the World

Disney and Plastic Pirate Ships

Too bad, Disney, but when our boat broke apart, I become a witness to your abandoned island.

Thunder on the Zumwalt Prairie

Frozen rattlesnakes and wolf politics in the fabled setting of the Zumwalt Prairie.

My Rescue in the Gifford-Pinchot Wilderness

Late summer backpacking in a Southwest Washington national forest ends in my terrifying rescue. Includes an interview wi...

The Coconut Train to Cuero y Salado

Riding through Honduras' North Coast on an antique coconut train.

Sancti Spiritus and the Psychedelic Flyer

Through Colonial towns, mangrove forests and Caribbean jungle, I seek the Pedorrera.

The Howling Coast

Notes on sustainable development from the dry forests of the Nicaraguan Pacific Coast.