The Magic Bus: Living and Dying on the Stampede Trail

Another hiker has died trying to reach the magic bus, the bus made famous by the 2007 Sean Penn film Into the Wild, starring Emile Hirsch.  That’s the headline from two days ago out of Healy, Alaska.  If you’re a reader of this blog you’ve almost certainly either read the book or seen the film. …

How to Build a Home: Taste the Rainbow Part Two

We who are asking to expand these definitions to create a more inclusive atmosphere are not also demanding that the industry eliminate the grandiose; rather, we ask that the humble also be part of what it means to adventure.

Emergency Blog Post: Trump’s Attack on Our National Parks

Let me first say that this piece will not really be political.  At least, I don’t think so.  What it will be is a defense of our national parks, which are badly in need of repair and are already operating on a shoe-string budget.  Tonight, as America celebrates the birth of a nation, Trump plans…