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 […]
Adirondacks
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 […]
“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 […]
A Need for Wildness
Light shatters on a blanket of newly fallen snow. Soft powder that sinks, envelopes, and consumes. Snow that reveals the slightest touch of a feather and conceals the sharpest crag […]
Learning to Care
I grew up in the southern reaches of the Adirondack Park. My memories are flooded with dark mornings on silent water, the hum of a motor, and my dad in […]
How Much is too Much?
Sunday Morning. I stopped to sign in on the radio, and looked suspiciously up and down the trail. I had spoken to 326 people the day before, and every part […]
Snapshots
To reflect the short local adventures we’ve all shifted to, I decided to write a compilation of little moments. I went back through my calendar and put together a few […]