Print & Magazine

Book Review: Adventure Round-Up

Book Review: Adventure Round-Up

Adventure Round-Up: Walking Distance and Microadventures   Written for Washington Trails magazine   Visit the published article here   Feel inspired to get outside but don’t know where to start? Here are some great books to help turn your dreaming into doing. Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People By Robert and Martha Manning If your hiking goals for next year include logging some international trail miles, make your trip planning a little easier with a copy of Walking Distance: Extraordinary Hikes for Ordinary People. This colorful coffee-table book includes pictures, maps and route descriptions for 30 of the most incredible long-distance hikes around the world. The best part? All of the trails covered in the book are well...

read more

Feature: Lessons from Karen Sykes

Feature: Lessons from Karen Sykes

Forever on Trail and in Hearts: Lessons from Karen Sykes   Written for Washington Trails magazine   Visit the published article here   I often find myself wondering about the meaning of life. Don’t we all, at some point? There comes a time when we simply can’t go through the motions—getting up, going to work, coming home, falling asleep and living for the weekend—without wanting something more. But knowing you want more is the easy part. The hard part is discovering what that means. How, exactly, do you go about having a more meaningful life? An ancient proverb says, “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” And I know no better teacher than Karen Sykes, the beloved and prolific Northwest outdoors writer who introduced thousands to hiking...

read more

Feature: Lessons from Legends

Feature: Lessons from Legends

Lessons from Legends: Washington’s Hiking Icons   Coordinated, written  and edited for Washington Trails magazine   Visit the published article here   How do you leave a legacy for trails? That’s a big question. For inspiration in answering it, we went in search of wisdom from some of the most epic—and impactful—hikers we know. None of them set out to leave a legacy. Some of them didn’t even start out as hikers. But all of them have changed the face of the outdoors in Washington. Their stories and lessons show how you can do the same.   Joan Burton: Introduce Kids to the Outdoors (Photo above) In the Washington outdoors scene, Joan Burton is nothing short of a celebrity. As a teenager, she climbed six of the highest mountains in...

read more

Set: Yakima Travel Photos

Set: Yakima Travel Photos

Set: Yakima Travel Photos   Taken for Washington Trails Magazine Visit the published photos here Photos taken in Yakima by Cassandra Overby

read more

Book Review: The Adventure Gap (Print Version)

Book Review: The Adventure Gap (Print Version)

Changing the Face of the Outdoors: Q&A with Author James Edward Mills   Written for Washington Trails magazine   Visit the published magazine article here and the companion blog here   James Edward Mills is an outdoors journalist, the creator/producer of The Joy Trip Project (joytripproject.com) and the author of The Adventure Gap, a new book set to be released by Mountaineers Books in October 2014. In it, Mills chronicles Expedition Denali, the first all-African-American summit attempt on Alaska’s Mount Denali and creates a compelling case for all Americans to embrace their place in the great outdoors. We spoke with Mills about the book; below is a short selection from that conversation. To read more from the conversation, visit...

read more

Gear Review: Rain Jackets and Pants

Gear Review: Rain Jackets and Pants

When it Rains . . .   Written for Washington Trails magazine   Visit the published article here   Choosing rain gear doesn’t have to be hard. Check out our recommendations below.     Editor’s Choice: Sierra Designs Stretch Rain You wouldn’t think there was much further to go with rain shell innovation, but Sierra Designs has discovered the way—and it’s so obvious you’ll wonder why it’s never been done before: backpack hipbelt accommodation. The Stretch Rain jacket (1) features zippered sides that allow you to buckle your pack’s hipbelt under the front of the jacket, eliminating that annoying bulking we’re all too familiar with. On top of that, the stretchy fabric—which sheds moisture like nobody’s business—is buttery-soft and...

read more