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Where Land Becomes Sky: Life and Death along the Colorado Trail

Where Land Becomes Sky: Life and Death along the Colorado Trail

A cycling journey across Colorado's Rocky Mountains, and an exploration of what it means to be alive.

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Simultaneous Invention: Why You Shouldn’t Wait to Create

In a sentence, simultaneous invention is why you shouldn’t wait to create.

5 min readJan 28, 2024

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The Environment

What Is The Amazon “Tipping Point,” Exactly?

And what will it mean for the future of our planet?

22 min readMar 24, 2024

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What Is The Amazon “Tipping Point,” Exactly?

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Losing Arapaho

In search of Colorado’s last alpine glacier.

15 min readFeb 29, 2024

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Losing Arapaho

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Concussions on the Ski Slopes: Why Living to Ski Doesn’t Make Skiing to Die For

A story of life and death on the ski slopes, and an open letter to fellow skiers and snowboarders alike.

16 min readOct 30, 2023

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Why Living to Ski Doesn’t Make Skiing to Die For

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Zen and the Art of Mountain Biking

Cycling is meditation in motion.

14 min readDec 14, 2023

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Zen and the Art of Mountain Biking

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The Problem of Life

“Some kind of objective creativity,” Ernest Becker wrote, “is the only answer man has to the problem of life.”

12 min read3 days ago

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The Problem of Life

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This Climate Scientist is Worried About Populism.

Q&A with Nobel Peace Prize-Winning Climate Scientist, Carlos Nobre

8 min readApr 16, 2024

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This Climate Scientist is Worried About Populism.

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The Cost of Creativity

A Stoic’s guide to dealing with scammers, critics, and haters.

9 min readApr 9, 2024

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The Cost of Creativity

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One Mile at a Time

Making peace with uncertainty on the Pan-American Highway

8 min readApr 4, 2024

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One Mile at a Time

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The Environment

Life on the Edge (of the Amazon Rainforest)

The “edge effect” is the Amazon Rainforest’s silent killer.

16 min readApr 2, 2024

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Life on the Edge (of the Amazon Rainforest)

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Essayist. Science Journalist. Author of Where Land Becomes Sky: Life and Death Along the Colorado Trail.

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