Not a Walk in the Park: Reflecting on the Inconvenient Truths of Outdoor Recreation

Not a Walk in the Park: Reflecting on the Inconvenient Truths of Outdoor Recreation

I was honored to have the following essay recently published in the fall edition of Confluence, a national, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary...

Another Walk in the Rocks

Another Walk in the Rocks

Adventures of a lifetime come in all shapes and sizes. I’d say becoming a grandmother and a graduate student at...

Building Shelter

Building Shelter

I have been pondering the formidable concept of ‘shelter’ on many levels, thanks to the latest Are You Book Enough...

Trail Legs 2020

Trail Legs 2020

It has arrived. The end of a year that will blazon the pages of every future history book. I am...

Quarantine: Making Time

Quarantine: Making Time

The world has been brought to its knees by a viral force, dead-set on dividing and conquering. Revealing true leaders...

Climbing: Learning How to Fall

Climbing: Learning How to Fall

I still remember the first time I walked into my local climbing gym, The Cliffs at Valhalla, about a dozen...

The White Mountains: Get Schooled!

The White Mountains: Get Schooled!

For five summers now, my husband and I have had the pleasure of joining a friend on his annual hut-to-hut...

An Inside Look at My Artist’s Book

An Inside Look at My Artist’s Book

My ‘artist’s book’ is on display through the summer at the Center for Book Arts in Manhattan. And recently I...

Rocksylvania: Type-Two Fun

Rocksylvania: Type-Two Fun

I am back from my Pennsylvania-aka-Rocksylvania adventure. Now I can say I’ve hiked about one-quarter of the Appalachian Trail. And...