Outdoor Me

Look after the wild places and you’ll learn life lessons

From soil to soul, how I rediscovered my heritage through tomato gardening

When I was 17, I worked at a hardware store so I could buy hay.

Nostalgia for a place where we caught a catfish.

I was fifteen years old and scared shitless. Thousands of miles from family or friends, I stood three days into a week-long camping trip.

Returning to nature, catching my breath, if just for a moment.

Growing up in the shadow of an outdoorsman

Ultimate Frisbee as an Outdoor Outlet

A new tab on The New Outdoors pub invites submissions

I was five years old when we moved into the house that I still consider home. I distinctly remember my mother boosting me up over the fence…

Some of my friends are green — Now I’m serving slices of nature to inspire awe

Uncovering a Whole New World

Early awe experiences that led to a passion for the natural world

How being forced into nature changed my life.