Lately, I write personal essays and stories for kids. You can read some of my clips here.
Once More to Wire Lake
Deep Wild Journal 2023 (hard copy only; original available here)
Bookends Review (October 2022)
Hazel down the rabbit hole (gold medal winner in the Florida Authors and Publishers Association Book Awards)
Pioneer Valley Books (September 2021)
The Globe and Mail (June 2021)
Cricket Magazine, May 2020 (PDF)
To the guy who saved us from sleeping in our car
Off Assignment, August 2019
My Mother-in-Law Was Like a Second Mom, and Then I Got Divorced
Sammiches & Psych Meds, January 2019
Under the illusion
Recording of my 7-minute story at a Fresh Ground Stories event in Seattle, July 2018
Am I too old for him?
The Globe and Mail, November 2017
Where to get your Nordic on!
Outdoors NW Magazine, December 2015
Backcountry 101: Five tips for staying safe
Outdoors NW Magazine, December 2015
Don't love snow? Discover these five winter pursuits
Outdoors NW Magazine, December 2015
Steamboat Rock State Park: Hiking and Kayaking a Geological Wonder
Outdoors NW Magazine, July 2015
Experience Boatloads of Fun on Idaho Rivers
Outdoors NW Magazine, May 2015
Bike Advocacy in Washington and Oregon
Outdoors NW Magazine, March 2015
Top 12 Bike Trails in Snohomish and King County
Outdoors NW Magazine, September 2014
Hut-to-Hut Biking in Mt. Hood National Forest
Outdoors NW Magazine, April 2014
Weekender: Long Beach, Washington
Outdoors NW Magazine, September 2013
Escapes: Go climb a tree in Central Oregon
Outdoors NW Magazine, July 2013
Duke Moscrip's Famous Chowder House
Harbors Magazine, Summer 2013
Backpacking 101
Outdoors NW Magazine, July 2013
Weekender: Plain, Washington
Outdoors NW Magazine, May 2013
Sisters' Peterson Ridge Trails: From cowboy town to bicycling mecca
Outdoors NW Magazine, NW Cyclist Edition, April 2013
Willows Lodge
Harbors Magazine, January 2013
Weekender: Scottish Lakes High Camp
Outdoors Northwest Magazine, December 2012
Colubmia River Gorge: Missoula Floods left us an epic playground
Outdoors Northwest Magazine, July 2012
iFLY Seattle Indoor Skydiving
Harbors Magazine, Summer 2012
South Lake Union on Two Wheels
Harbors Magazine, Summer 2012
Tri-Cities offers dry escape for west-siders
OutdoorsNW Magazine, June 2012
Escapes: Tokeland, Washington
OutdoorsNW Magazine, May 2012
Oregon's Designated Scenic Bikeways
OutdoorsNW Magazine, April 2012
Chelan's Echo Ridge--a quiet Nordic delight
OutdoorsNW Magazine, March 2012
Paradise Found: A winter trip to the National Park Inn
OutdoorsNW Magazine, March 2012
Hog Loppin'
OutdoorsNW Magazine, Feb 2012
CrossFit Gyms: Offering that 'holy grail' of a fast, efficient workout.
OutdoorsNW Magazine, Jan/Feb 2012
Five lakes, four blisters, three hikers, two days, one bug bite, and lots of great memories
OutdoorsNW Magazine, Summer 2011
Rendezvous Lodge
Harbors Magazine, Summer 2011
Once More to Wire Lake
Literary Mama, Father's Day Issue, 2011
Breaking Up, Blogging On (.mht file/download required)
Modern Love Rejects, May 2011
Kayaking the Southern Gulf Islands: a dream destination for novice and experienced paddlers
Harbors Magazine, Spring 2011
Spring Flyways: Jupiter Ranch, Gabriola Island
Harbors Magazine, Spring 2011
Vancouver goes for the green and more
MSNBC, February 2010
Pristine Paddle: venturing into the rugged wilderness of Glacier Bay
Alaska Airlines Magazine, February 2009 (PDF)
The Key Peninsula: Where less is more (.mht / download required)
Seattle Post Intelligencer, June 2008
A sunny winter day on Mount Rainier is Paradise on ice (.mht / download required)
Seattle Post Intelligencer, March 2008
Rocking out: Families find jewels and geology in the Northwest dirt
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, January 2008 (PDF)
Skiing the Backcountry
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, December 2007 (PDF)
On the right track
Seattle Metropolitan Magazine, August 2007 (PDF)
The wild and rugged Adventure Route is a perfect initiation to the Olympic Peninsula (.mht / download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, June 2007
Extreme Roadtrip: Patagonia
Seattlest, May 2006
Mt. Rainier Journal
Lonely Planet Seattle, 2004 (PDF)
Hoofing vs. hiking: Backpacker gains new perspective in the saddle (.mht/download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 1999
Iron Goat Trail traces the history and route of the Great Northern Railway (.mht/download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 1999
Outside shots: Taking good nature photographs requires basic skills, savvy eye and the right gear (.mht/download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, May 1999
Six places for people in love — and in love with the outdoors (.mht/download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, February 1999
Orienteering is a sport of skill that teaches players how to read nature’s clues (.mht/download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, December 1998
Growing number of dedicated parks help skateboarders shed their negative image (.mht / download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, November 1998
Strathcona Park: Vancouver Island’s well-kept secret is brimming with treasures (.mht /download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 1998
High spirited: Rock climbers find great rewards in extreme challenges (.mht / download required)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, July 1998
Market Trends
Horizon Air Magazine (cover story), 1995 (PDF)
Word Finder: Searching for new terms, a new language
(Profile of writer Charles Johnson)
Alaska Airlines Magazine, 1994 (PDF)
