Robbi Mecus: More than a Forest Ranger
Above is a drawing of Robbi by Eli Johnson @elitrash_panda Robbi once told me that writing was how she processed things. So here I am, fingers to keyboard, trying to […]
Author: Cameron
Blue Bears & Cis Men
January 24th, 2022 From the North Cascades: I worked here as a Mountain School Instructor. Each day we would have a new group of 5th graders on our campus. They […]
The Ending
“So here it is, the ending. The black letter day when we are finally, irrevocably done. And I am really, actually leaving. The place that I used to call home.” […]
Trans Adirondacks: Why Here
I haven’t had time to process everything that’s happened this summer. My name is different and my hair is shorter, my body less used to hiking and my mind still […]
The Adirondacks to Mt Rainier
Girl. The word slipped into my head and put an uneasy feeling in my throat. The urge to say I am not, held there by the alternative of what that […]
Forever Wild, Forever Prejudiced?
Adirondack towns don’t love me back. I’ve gone through a lot of moments of frustration, confusion, and loss for how to deal with the topics floating around in my head. […]
“Not the Type” – Winter Hiking
I’ve found the end of the world. No cell reception, just ski tracks. My truck sits alone at the end of a dirt road. Sharp twists past lonely houses, apprehension […]
What’s that Weasel?
The Adirondacks are home to six species of weasel: the American marten, fisher, long-tailed and short-tailed weasels, river otters, and minks. There used to be one more, the wolverine. Wolverines […]
The Geese we Never Hear
Darkness fell long before I reached the summit. I paused to pull out a headlamp and microspikes. The air was wet, thick with moisture from melted snow. The temperature hovered […]
Misadventure in Quarantine, a True Story
Last Wednesday my housemate found out that someone he’d gone for a walk with had tested positive for Covid. He got tested immediately, and we are still awaiting results. I […]