Business Insider • 14th July 2026

We fell in love with Costa Rica as newlyweds. Our kids made us fall for it differently 22 years later.

My husband and I spent our honeymoon in Costa Rica 22 years ago. As the years passed, we had two kids. We've loved traveling with them and experiencing their wonder at new places.

Sierra magazine • 30th December 2025

I Took My Mom on a Hiking Trip to Glacier National Park

And she found that, with support, she could do more than she expected.

Wander Magazine • 6th August 2025

Replanting the Future: Trees for Days and the Rise of Regenerative Travel

Tree planting is inherently a good thing. But beyond sequestering carbon and reforestation, tree planting can help uplift struggling communities—if they’re true partners in the process.

National Geographic • 22nd May 2025

Iffy about camping? Here's what a guided camping trip can offer.

“Our family loves the outdoors. We just don’t like sleeping in it.” This is what I heard my 11-year-old daughter telling another girl on our camping trip, who had asked where else we’d been camping. The answer: Nowhere.

Extended Weekend Getaways • 13th May 2025

Hiking lesser-known parks

While people flock to Taos and Santa Fe for skiing and other attractions, the national and state parks in southern New Mexico are a lesser-known alternative for hikers and outdoor enthusiasts.

Go World Travel Magazine • 12th February 2025

Up Close with Elephants and Tea Plants in Sri Lanka

I’m in a souped-up safari SUV in a Sri Lankan national park, and a couple of car lengths away, a female elephant and her baby are pulling plants from the ground and eating them. I’m close enough to hear them chewing.

Belt Magazine • 9th January 2025

Living the Tiny Cabin Life

My husband and I packed our two kids and our dog into the car and spent a weekend in a tiny cabin in a destination I’d never heard of.

Lonely Planet • 4th October 2024

Epic Runs of North America

I wrote two pieces in this Lonely Planet book: White Sands National Park and The Detroit Riverwalk

National Wildlife • 29th September 2024

Maintaining a Sandhill Crane Oasis in the Desert

In a New Mexico desert transformed by human activity, wildlife managers create the seasonal wetlands that sandhill cranes rely on each fall and winter.

The Seattle Times • 27th October 2023

Why I wanted to run with a bunch of (mostly) strangers in Alaska

This week’s cover story tells the story of a runner finding a sense of belonging on an Alaskan retreat for people of color.

The Seattle Times • 27th October 2023

A runner finds a sense of belonging on an Alaskan retreat for people of color

I’M RUNNING THROUGH the woods in Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula with about a dozen other people. The air is cool, and the trees’ leaves are shiny and wet from the morning’s rain.

Outside Online • 7th September 2023

Alison Mariella Désir Leads BIPOC-Only Running Retreat in Alaska

Ever since she founded Harlem Run in 2013, Alison Mariella Désir has been building community in the world of running—and uplifting people who are underrepresented in it. In August, she led a running retreat exclusively for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) in Alaska.

Hidden Compass • 7th February 2023

Beyond the Waves

Sitara Siverls is sitting at the bedside of a bald Caucasian man in a dimly lit intensive care unit (ICU) room, holding his hand. Outside in the hall, doctors and nurses move briskly.

Planet Detroit • 17th February 2022

Detroiters try ice climbing at Pictured Rocks during Michigan Ice Fest

A bus full of Detroiters arrived at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula during for the five-day Michigan Ice Fest, held Feb. 8-13.

Metromode • 27th July 2017

Dog Days of Summer: Here's how to spend a day with your pooch in Metro Detroit – Metromode

You don't have to leave Fido at home to spend a day out this summer.

Sierra Club • 16th June 2017

Lending Some Adventure

Kids who spend  time in wild nature reap all kinds of benefits, including improved physical and mental health, lower stress, and higher confidence. Yet many kids and their families have never camped nor hiked. The biggest  barrier to getting in the woods? The significant cost of outdoor gear. Now, “gear libraries” across the United States are addressing this challenge by enabling many organizations serving youths to use borrowed gear—for free.

Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club • 17th August 2016

The 8 Best Destinations for Outdoor Yoga

No longer confined to the walls of a studio, yoga has made its way into many outdoor-adventure activities. People practice yoga on cliffs, in forests, on standup paddleboards (SUP), and in the snow (“snowga”). Devotees use yoga to get exercise, to feel grounded, and to bring a sense of peace and tranquility to their hectic lives—many of the same reasons people spend time in nature. Proponents say combining yoga and outdoor pursuits can deepen the benefits of each. 

Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club • 23rd May 2016

In Defense of Glamping

Among the outdoorsy set, few topics are as likely to spark heated debate as the trend known as “glamping” (an ugly mash-up of “glamour” and “camping”). The term conjures up accommodations that are at once posh and woodsy. Think: Swiss Family Robinson-style treehouses, safari tents with high-thread-count linens, tepees with wi-fi. For some, glamping is simply camping made more comfortable. Others have a darker view.

Outdoor Insider • 11th April 2016

Returning to the Important Places

Outdoor Insider talks to Forest Woodward, who made the award-winning film 'The Important Places'