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What the canyon takes
Grand Canyon, part 2
Jan 12
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How to become a tent engineer
The Grand Canyon, part one
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Survival has its limits
The first house I ever owned was a disaster.
Dec 26, 2025
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Above the planet on a wing and a prayer
My short career as a skydiver
Dec 21, 2025
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The insomnia diaries
Notes from a vampire
Dec 13, 2025
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The cold in between
My neighbor tells me she's moving, after decades in the county.
Dec 6, 2025
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The road trip.
There comes a moment in the road trip where you tip over the edge and become a semi-feral creature, existing on tortilla chips and Altoids, wearing the…
Nov 29, 2025
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The trail provides
There's a saying among long distance hikers: “the trail provides.” I have found this to be true.
Nov 20, 2025
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Walking with ghosts
Who are the ghosts that walk with you?
Nov 14, 2025
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The letters
We would pull up to the wildlife refuge gate on the massive swamp buggy, wearing camouflage pants and Vietnam era swamp boots.
Nov 7, 2025
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Condition grounded, but determined to try
We slid through the barrier of earth and sky, the airplane chugging its way over the blanket folds of the canyon and over the Snake River.
Nov 1, 2025
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Afternoons in the Department of Loss
Jeremy calls from the insurance company.
Oct 26, 2025
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