Gear Review: Hilleberg Akto Tent
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – Most of the best days I can remember, I woke up in a sleeping bag, inside a tent. The Hilleberg Akto is the best tent for the best days.
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New York
New York City, New York, U.S. – A work trip to New York City in the dead of winter.
Sport
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – Winning, losing, learning.
Frozen
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – One of the things we wanted to see this winter was Lake Superior iced over, to walk where once we had swam.
First Snow
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – It didn't snow until December, and even then it wasn't much, but you take what you can get.
Sometimes
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – The many moods of Lake Superior.
California
Newport Beach, California, U.S. – Wandering in the fun zone.
The End of the Road
Bayview, Wisconsin, U.S. – Sometimes the end of the road is just where they stopped building road.
Autumn
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Can you really know northern Wisconsin without spending the winter? No, you cannot.
Repairing the Arc of History
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Thanks for keeping it going.
Lemon Lyme Summer
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Catching up on the summer gone by, sunrises, free range children, Lyme disease, and other surprises.
OK Computer, Goodbye
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Walking away from two decades of digital tinkering for a more analog life.
We’ll Make It Work
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Show some f#*%ing adaptability.
Simple Machines, Complex Tasks
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Calmly, carefully, consciously
The Spirit of Craft
Washburn, Wisconsin, U.S. – Losing yourself in the process.
April White
Hartman Creek State Park, Wisconsin, U.S. – An unexpected snowstorm and the first signs of spring in the north.
Illinois Cliffs
Ferne Clyffe State Park, Illinois, U.S. – Ferne Clyffe State Park proves that Illinois does have beautiful patches of wilderness and camping, you just have to find them.
Mobile Bay
Meaher State Park, Alabama, U.S. – Spending some time around Mobile, a place we've always rushed right by in the past.
Gear Review: Analog Notecards
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. – A Japanese tea ceremony for your todo list.
The Nothing That Is
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. – The breath of the world.
Fly Navy
Pensacola, Florida, U.S. – Exploring the Navy Air Museum in Pensacola Florida.
Microcosm
Gulf Islands National Seashore, Florida, U.S. – Back in Fort Pickens, where the downward sloping of civilization is picking up speed.
Fortified
Fort McAllister, Georgia, U.S. – Exploring historical forts along the Georgia and Florida coasts.
Low
Edisto Island, South Carolina, U.S. – Oak leaves shimmer in the wind. Morning sunlight filters through the Spanish moss.