My feature about an international group of travelers exploring the deserts of Joshua Tree and Anza-Borrego will run in Overland Journal, along with a gear review of a Feathered Friends sleeping bag.
I’m returning to Koge Bay, Greenland in June and July as part of an international search and recovery team leading an expedition to find three missing US service members whose plane crashed on the icecap in 1942. These include the only US Coast Guard MIAs. Follow the news of the trip on the Global Exploration and Recovery Facebook page and reach out if you have any questions or want to learn how to get involved.
My debut contribution to Overland Journal is in the Summer 2020 issue, a surprising tale of my first expedition into the Kalahari Desert. Order your copy through the Overland Journal website.
My feature on a hard working fleet of snow Rovers is in the winter/wpring issue of Alloy + Grit. Available through the magazine’s website here.
August 9-12 are the dates for this year's conference. Last year's program was superb and I look forward to returning this summer. I highly recommend this event for anyone interested in travel writing or photography - expert and beginner alike. It's a wonderful community. See the Book Passage website for more information.
Join travel writer and photographer Nicholas Bratton for a presentation about the Tugela River in South Africa. A former whitewater rafting guide, Bratton returned to the Tugela after an 18-year absence to document how the river and the surrounding community has transformed. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about a fascinating, beautiful, and remote corner of South Africa. Made possible with support from the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture.
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Jen Worick, of Business of Books, is offering a free workshop on building an author platform at the Beacon Hill branch of the Seattle Public Library. Not to be missed! See you there early.
The 2016 Wordstock book festival will be held in Portland, OR on Saturday 11/5. Featured: professional development sessions and an opportunity to meet authors, agents, editors, and publishers. Come on down and broaden your literary horizons.
From the site's description: "Lit Crawl Seattle is a series of uncommon literary events — readings, performances, panel discussions, and beyond — that take place in pubs, museums, cafes, libraries, and a host of other spaces throughout the Capitol Hill and First Hill neighborhoods in Seattle."
With this being Seattle, remember: there's no such thing as bad weather, just inappropriate clothing.
Hope to see you there!
Global Exploration and Recovery LLC is planning a return trip to Greenland to continue the search for the 3 missing men lost in a Coast Guard plane crash in 1942. Please check out our website and like us on Facebook to keep up with the latest news on the expedition.
After a 16-year absence I will be returning to South Africa in mid-April of 2015. My time will be split among Cape Town, visiting family in Durban, ascending into the mountain kingdom of Lesotho, and a 4-day visit to Tembe Elephant Park with the KwaZulu Natal Land Rover Club. I will be posting photos and updates on my blog, so check in with The Atlas to follow the action.
An article of mine covering the action of the 2014 Northwest Challenge will be featured in the 2015 winter issue of Rovers Magazine. This niche publication is a treat to read, with a photo-intense, visually engaging layout and stories from around the world. It's available online or for free by calling up Rovers North and requesting a copy (800-403-7591).
An article of mine about my work in Greenland titled "The Searchers" will be the lead story in the fall issue of the LSA Magazine published by the University of Michigan Press. Check out the university's web site for a free online copy in early November.
The Pacific Coast Rovers Club is once again organizing the Northwest Challenge, a Land Rover-only weekend competition involving off-road driving, navigation, problem solving, and skills tests. I'll be competing with my friend Lar Malleis and covering the event for Rovers magazine. Check out nwchallenge.com for more information!
Following recent presentations at US Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Feathered Friends, and the Museum of Flight, I will be giving a slide show at the Historic Flight Foundation at Paine Field on Saturday, May 3 at noon. The focus will be on the 2013 Greenland Duck Hunt search and recovery mission. There will also be a cake, as the HFF has kindly organized a send-off party in support of a 2014 mission to continue the search for the aircraft and missing men. Full details at the Foundation's website. Hope to see you there!
I will be giving a presentation about the ongoing U.S. Coast Guard Duck recovery efforts in eastern Greenland as part of the 2014 Aviation Archaeology Symposium at the Museum of Flight, Boeing Field.
Greenland slide show at Feathered Friends on Wednesday, February 19 at 7:30 pm. Come hear stories and see photos from the 2013 Duck search and recovery mission.
