Guides

Essential travel guides and tips for location-independent living.

Xantu's Abyss

Xantu's Abyss

With a group of pelagic birders and a grumpy sea captain, I pursue a rare treasure.

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LearningLake Chewaucan

LearningLake Chewaucan

Finding dragonflies and obsidian in Oregon's ancient Lake Chewaucan Lakebed.

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Creatures Roam Glen Canyon

Creatures Roam Glen Canyon

This place contains creatures that exist nowhere else. What about the creatures that might?

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Tuolomne Meadows

Tuolomne Meadows

Notes from the Tuolomne Meadows in Yosemite National Park on travel writing and journalism.

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The Bright Road to Zingaro

The Bright Road to Zingaro

Exploring Sicily's Tyrhennian Sea coast, with notes on the effect of climate and migration.

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