The best place for me to be is in the field. I knew this all along, but life is full of distractions, duties, and deliverables that make being in the field and staying in the field difficult at times. Going …
Adventure: Why We Fish.
I’m not talking about sitting in a lawn chair with a twelve pack of Old Milwaukee getting shit faced while staring at your bobber loaded with Powerbait. This isn’t THAT kind of fishing. (Please, please, please follow this link.) You …
Adventure: Let’s Talk Evelyn
We can’t talk about Evelyn without talking about Vanilla Ice, or tossing in the famous cliché, “Good things come in small packages.” We can’t talk about Evelyn without talking about passion for place, or about history, lineage, education, and dedication. …
Adventure: Return From Patagonia
SANTIAGO: 9:14 PM The wall behind the chef was littered with random restaurant debris. A paper towel dispenser mounted at an angle. Small, Japanese figurines. A map of Chile, paper towels, and what looked to be a replica of an …
Adventure: What You Do After
I’ve never been motivated by what comes after. You know, the marketing, the sales, the distribution. I’ve always been juiced by the juice of being in the field. The experience of making the images. That’s the crux pitch. Several days …
Adventure: GMO
“Hey, you guys, be careful.” “There is a state trooper patrolling across the bridge.” Camo shirts, diesel fumes, and antler graphics adorn the folks around me. “Did you fart in her locker?” a man asks another. “I can’t believe you …
Adventure: The Hunt
Sandia Crest. 10,542 elevation. Goal: The Rosy-Finch (Black, Gray-crowned, Brown-capped) Two twenty-something boys in a red, late 1990s Camry, emerge from their car, eating Cheetos, then proceed to throw all their trash on the ground. Four teen girls attempt to …
Adventure: The Arcing Trace of Potential Outcomes
I’ve always had a bow. My first was a Fred Bear compound. I used my meager childhood savings to buy a roll of camouflage tape. I carefully wrapped the entire bow and the arrows to ensure I blended with the …
Adventure: Sweet Mary and Joseph, Benro GH5C
There are tripod heads and then there are tripod heads. I was living in the dark. Oblivious, some would say. Eating fast food when the gourmet was just around the corner. I’m slow. I overpack. I have things I don’t …
Adventure: What I learned Driving Across the United States. (Again)
This is a big place. I knew this already, but was reminded once again. I wish I could tell you I had ample time. I wish I could say I drove slowly. I wish I could tell you I made …
Adventure: Run & Ride
One of my favorite aspects of visiting Maine in the summer is the opportunity for running and cycling. It’s not like I can’t run and ride at home, I do on a near daily basis, but these activities in the …