
My first trip out West.
Last year, I posted a magazine article that I wrote about paddling the Romaine River in East Central Quebec. One of the main reasons that the Romaine is is being dammed is to provide “green”Continue reading
It’s spring again, which means some lucky potential students might be trying to choose between school options. Some people out there may be trying to make a similar decision to the one I did a fewContinue reading
In 2010, I went to India to develop the capacity of an NGO there. We ended up uncovering an illegal logging ring that had to be dealt with. This week’s blog is hosted at National Geographic.
Police forces all over the world have been in the news in the past few weeks, even in Afghanistan. A report out this week highlighted that a fund which provides salaries to police there likelyContinue reading
Howler monkeys harangued us as we floated down the brown river. Their invisible, furry faces unceasingly announced our approach. Underneath their clamorous banshee cries, we heard another sound – the low, dull throb of anContinue reading
While studying abroad in Namibia in 2007, stray weld sparks set off a blaze at Tripp’s field camp. This is the story of trying to fight a fire in the desert without water.