Tales from the Cabin
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Keeping the Fate
The hand of fate is often portrayed as ominous. But fate can also be kind and welcome if we only make room in our lives to invite it in.
“The Book I Was Meant to Write”
While I was writing one book, the inspiration for another unexpectedly walked through my door. It was just one of the unexpected turns the book would take (and me along with it) along the journey from
A Century Later, An Indiana Marshland is Restored
Drained in the 1910s, a once vast Indiana marsh is reclaiming its space, with the notable help of its core devotees.
Grandma Gatewood’s Life and Legacy
Grandma Gatewood was an Appalachian Trail pioneer. In 1955, at age 67, she set off to escape an abusive relationship and blazed a path that inspires women to this day. A new project seeks to create
How to Section Hike the Appalachian Trail
Ever think about hiking the Appalachian Trail in pieces? Here's a primer for getting started.
Finding Aldo Leopold’s Roots
Aldo Leopold introduced the concepts of game management, wilderness areas, watershed management, land restoration, and the land ethic in his remarkable life.
Steele’s Legacies
In 2024, he is practically unknown a man who considered himself an abject failure toiling in the shadows of America's greatest triumph of its day.
No Water — In the worst possible place
In 1983, I set out with a few friends to hike the Pacific Crest Trail. Its hard to believe now, but it was a time when fewer than 15 people completed the trail each year. In the 70s and 80s, when t
Ernest Oberholtzer’s True North – Chapter 3
Ernest Oberholtzer, one of America's great conservationists, revisited the scene of his his greatest adventure more than 50 years after the fact.
Tales from the Cabin, Chapter 2 — The Porcupine
A four-day hike on the Appalachian Trail took a turn into the absurd, thanks to a porcupine with a yen for eating engine parts.