In a season when everything felt paper-thin, a novice climb up Mt. Adams became less peakbagging and more an instinctive step towards staying alive.

How I was shaped by the insanity of driving.

An account of my Saturday and Sunday.

And why you should not run in airports.

Pondering the tides of friendship.

I’ve spent much of my life running from part of myself. Now, at 29, I’m finally learning to embrace it.

A guided meditation.

The author receives lessons from nature as she reflects on her recovery from a traumatic brain injury.

Parables from the Chattanoogan climbing scene.

How 1970s Disneyland damaged spacetime and broke my concept of nature.

Poetry by H. H. Chase Rodgers.

A much more entertaining glimpse at my employment history than my current resume.

The author explores her decision to leave her life in the United States behind and move, permanently, to the Czech Republic.

The author reflects on a paddling journey through the swamps of Florida.

I signed up for an advanced meditation course in Nepal, but I had never meditated before. Here’s how it went.

Texas has a gravitational pull. After living in Austin for 20 years, the author shares practical and metaphysical advice on how to leave.

The author explores the breakfasts of his past, and the life surrounding them.

In Bolivia, travelers routinely attempt a serious mountaineering objective on a whim.