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.

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...

Thunder on the Zumwalt Prairie

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

The Coconut Train to Cuero y Salado

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

The Howling Coast

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

Sancti Spiritus and the Psychedelic Flyer

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