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In Which Travelocity Asks Me to Blether About One of My Favorite Places
March 19, 2008
Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Taxicabs in Paradise
March 19, 2008
Field Report: The Land of Sun and Sky and Semi-Secret Atomic Laboratories
February 29, 2008
Keeping the Winter Doldrums Away: My Favorite Winter Hikes of 2008
February 15, 2008
Adrift in Editorial Waters
February 2, 2008
Possible Waits
January 24, 2008
The Long, Dark Rainy Season of the Soul; or, The Daily Weather in Portland
November 22, 2007
Of Cities and Floods in Far Away Places
November 5, 2007
Scenes from a Wedding
October 10, 2007
The Most Beautiful Fruit in the World
August 25, 2007
Return to the Paria River Canyon: Desert Hiking Tips Learned the Hard Way
July 9, 2007
Scenes From My Only Visit to Key West
June 21, 2007
Metaphorical Bridges
May 7, 2007
Do Cephalopods Suntan? And Other Improbable Field Research into Octopi Intelligence
April 28, 2007
Those Crazy Elegant Ladies in the Trees: The Great Blue Heron
April 8, 2007
Report from the Field: Sleeping at the White Eagle, Portland’s Rock n’ Roll Hotel
February 5, 2007
Of Memory and Remembrance
January 10, 2007
More Mental Wanderings
November 26, 2006
Tales from the Yellow City: All Hail the Fire Parrot
October 27, 2006
Cynical Observations Compiled from Numerous Hours Spent in Urban Coffee Houses
October 18, 2006
The Almost Fine Dealth of Jack Castillo (fiction)
October 3, 2006
Editorial Waters
August 25, 2006
Scientific Observations
July 22, 2006
Postcard from a Hot and Dusty Land
July 1, 2006
Through the Desert in 5 ½ Parts and 62 Miles - Hiking the Paria River Canyon
June 12, 2006
In Which I Remember The Middle of Nowhere
April 12, 2006
In Which the Meaning of the Word Gulch is Further Clarified
April 6, 2006
The (Not So) Quick and Dirty Guide to the Olympic Peninsula
March 14, 2006
Destinations: Tourist Town and Palookaville
March 6, 2006
The Doldrum Days of Winter
February 13, 2006
In Which I Postulate the Obvious: Dancing Can Be Macho
January 18, 2006
In Which I Hope These Pictures Stand for the Last 3000 Words I Have Not Written
January 6, 2006
Delayed
December 21, 2005
Ode to the Coho
November 29, 2005
The Curious Incident of the Exploding Root Beer
November 25, 2005
The Floating Party
November 4, 2005
A Few Quick Observations to Mark the Passing of the Year
October 19, 2005
In Which the Mainstream Press Seeks Expertise From, Well, Me
October 10, 2005
Meet the Banana Slug!
September 23, 2005
Losing Venice
September 12, 2005
It's Been a While
September 5, 2005
Flossed in Translation
August 14, 2005
Expedition: Montana!
July 28, 2005
Luminara
July 26, 2005
The Two Types of Cities
July 21, 2005
A Pipa Pipa of a Back Itch
July 11, 2005
Tall Ships in the Inner Harbor
June 28, 2005
Expedition: Strathcona Park!
June 24, 2005
Retrospective
May 27, 2005
Life is Research
May 19, 2005
Of Reunions and Travelin' Pants
May 3, 2005
Time Keeps Slipping Into the Future
April 16, 2005
Of Memorials and Monuments
April 2, 2005
Why My Computer is Still Broken or the Danger of Outsourcing
March 31th, 2005
Hunting Helens
March 9th, 2005
The Vegas Experience
February 17, 2005
Oh Mexico, I've Never Been There But I'd Sure Like to Go
February 5, 2005
A Book Review of Sorts: A Rock n’ Roll History of Helena, MT
January 25, 2005
Of Traveling Poets, Hustlers, and Back Rubs
January 24, 2005
That Extreme Stuff
January 21, 2005
21 Days (or so) of Self Indulgence
January 20, 2005
Interstitial Time for Uncertain Space
January 13, 2005
Lazy, Sad Days
December 30, 2004
That Time When the Camel Met the Skeletal Mariachi Who Was Hanging Out in Front of La Jicara
December 13, 2004
The Old “I’m a Canadian" Trick or Unsolicited Advice for Traveling While American
December 7, 2004
The Unbearable Burden of, Well, Stuff
December 2, 2004
A Thousand More Words. . .
December 1, 2004
They Could See Right Through Me
November 20, 2004
Canada's Big Chance
November 6, 2004
Oh, The People You'll Meet
October 31, 2004
Six Minutes on a Sunday
October 18, 2004
The Little Differences
October 10, 2004
Crossings
October 4, 2004
The Island Life
Setember 28, 2004
Raven, Japanese Glass Fishing Ball, Spanish Absinthe
September 19, 2004
The Cyclops
September 2, 2004
Decade
August 20, 2004
Strange Flights (Part II)
August 18, 2004
Strange Flights (Part I)
August 13, 2004
Low Art in High Places
August 5, 2004
The Post in Which I Admit that I Plunged Off a Cliff to Prevent Becoming A Cow
July 30, 2004
Other Worlds Than This
July 20, 2004
The Kindest of Cuts
July 12, 2004
Gulch Guides to the Good Life
June 29th, 2004
Terminal Velocity: Zero
June 27, 2004
The Artist Explains Himself
June 16, 2004
Ramblings and Wanderings
June 1, 2004
In Which the Meaning of the Word Gulch is Revealed
May 17, 2004
Sailings
May 7, 2004
Inside the Building of the Dead
April 29, 2004
Of Publications and Pirates
April 29, 2004
Confession
April 27, 2004
Secrets and Desolation
April 25, 2004
The American Dream
April 23, 2004
Everyone is Doing It
April 20, 2004
Re-Entry
April 16, 2004
Endings
April 13, 2004
Of Dreams and Buildings
April 9, 2004
There Comes a Moment
April 8, 2004
Encroachment and Good Times
April 7, 2004
Another World
April 1, 2004
Aftermath
March 19, 2004
A Day of Sorrow
March 11, 2004
The Rather Unhappy Miracle of Saint Medir
March 3, 2004
Last Train to Barcelona
March 3, 2004
You Can Never Go Back To Sevilla
February 19, 2004
Funky Cold Medina
February 15, 2004
Marrakesh Express
February 14, 2004
Wealth
February 11, 2004
Night Train to Granada
February 9, 2004
Slightly Behind
February 8, 2004
I have Seen the Future and Its Name is Munich
January 7, 2004
Amazed and Well-Fed in the Company of Friends
January 1, 2004
Cultural Drift
December 29, 2003
Sophistication in Paris
December 28, 2003
Transistions
December 26, 2003
Sprawl
December 24, 2003
Retrospective
December 23, 2003
Belizean Blues
December 4, 2003
Adventure at the Finca Ixobel
November 29, 2003
Rio Dulce
November 26, 2003
Antigua
November 23, 2003
La Salsa in La Antigua
November 18, 2003
Offers
November 17, 2003
Tranquility at the Casa Del Mundo, Atitlan
November 13, 2003
Elecciones
November 8, 2003
The Gospel According to Who?
November 8, 2003
Tranquillity at the Fuentes Gorginas
November 7, 2003
Chicken Bus to Quetzaltenango
November 6, 2003
Crossing the Border into Guatemala
November 6, 2003
Inside the City of the Dead
November 2, 2003
Happy Dia de Los Muertos
November 2, 2003
Night Bus to Tuxtla Gutièrrez
October 30, 2003
Zipolite
October 28, 2003
Mental Snacks
October 27, 2003
Oaxaca
October 24, 2003
A Slight Chill
October 22, 2003
Veracruz
October 19, 2003
Los Tuxtlas
October 17, 2003
Villahermosa
October 14, 2003
Palanque
October 12, 2003
Cards & Squid
October 10, 2003
A Thousand Words. . .
October 9, 2003
Campeche
October 7, 2003
Celestun
October 4, 2003
Merida
October 2, 2003
Juntos
October 1, 2003
Valladolid, Cenote Dzitnup
September 29, 2003
Chichén Itzá
September 28, 2003
Tulum
September 25, 2003
Vamos a la Playa
September 19, 2003
Ever in the Glades
September 18, 2003
Peeves
September 17, 2003
New England Impressions
September 14, 2003
The Itch
September 14, 2003
The Shire
September 13, 2003
Epics
September 10, 2003
A Map of the World
September 9, 2003
Drop in Guests
September 8, 2003
Comfort Station
September 7, 2003
Extreme Quaintness
September 6, 2003
Escape from New Jersey
September 5, 2003
To Dream of a City
September 4, 2003
Recommendation
September 1, 2003
Shore
September 1, 2003
Trail Seperation
August 31, 2003
Flickering Neon
August 26, 2003
Sweltering
August 25, 2003
Boulder
August 22, 2003
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