Portfolio
A comprehensive list of (nearly) everything I’ve written that’s available on the internet.
Outdoor Consumer Publications
- Outside: Don’t Be That Guy. Here’s How Not To Act at the Campsite.
- Backpacker: The Inflation Reduction Act Is a Huge Investment in Backpacking
- Backpacker: The National Parks Saw Record Crowds in 2021. Where Do We Go From Here?
- Backpacker: The Great Eastern Trail Could Be the Next Appalachian Trail. Here’s How to Hike Part of It Now.
- Backpacker: 5 New Long Trails That Could Change Thru-Hiking Forever
- Rootless Living: Coffee To Go | For Autobahn Coffee, Experience Is Everything
- Backpacker: The New Civilian Climate Corps Might Just Save Us All
- Adventure Journal: A Guide to (Most of the) Used Gear Shops Around the Country
- Backpacker: These 5 Midwest Backpacking Trips Reveal Mountains, Forests, and Solitude (and Maybe a Corn Field)
- Rootless Living: Vanning Through Badlands National Park
- Rootless Living: 300,000 Miles. 3 Rules. 1 Epic Road Trip.
- Backpacker: Why the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Oil Lease Sale Flopped
- Backpacker: House Passes Great American Outdoors Act
- Rootless Living: Rocky Mountain National Park
- Boundary Waters Journal: Owls of the BWCAW (print, 8-page feature)
- Backpacker: No Gear Required: 11 Bodyweight Exercises to Train for Hiking
- TrailGroove Magazine: The Hidden Life of Trees Book Review
Outdoor Content Marketing
Bearfoot Theory
- Best Headlamps for Hiking & Camping in 2022
- Best Hiking Binoculars & How to Choose the Right Pair
- 10 Best Van Life Books to Inspire You to Hit the Road
- 9 Best Oregon Ski Resorts
- How to Build a Hiking First Aid Kit: A Complete Checklist
- 11 Best Oregon Waterfall Hikes
- 12 Best California Ski Resorts
- Complete Rocky Mountain National Park Winter Guide
- How to Bike Idaho’s Hiawatha Trail
- 11 Minnesota Road Trip Stops for Outdoor Adventure
- How to Plan a Boundary Waters Canoe Trip in Minnesota
Seek More Wilderness
- 4 Thru-Hikes You Can Complete In Less Than a Month
- What Is NEPA?
- Meet Our Partner: Wilderness Inquiry
- Meet Our Partner: The Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks
- Our Favorite Outdoor Apps & Websites to Enjoy the Wild
- How to Stay Grounded
- 10 Top National Monuments Out West
- 10 Types of Public Lands You Might Not Know About
- 5 Best U.S. Permit Hikes to Plan For Now
- The Ultimate Mega-List of Outdoor Movies to Stream Right Now
- We’re Officially Climate Neutral Certified
- You Can Support Public Lands From Home (Here’s How)
- 8 Adventure Books to Get Lost In (Especially Now)
- 11 Most Entertaining Ways Outdoorists Are Dealing with Social Isolation
- How to Scratch Your Adventure Itch During the Coronavirus Pandemic
- 20 Outdoor Things to Watch, Read, and Listen To
- Environmental Laws That Are A Big Deal (And Why You Should Know About Them)
- 10 Outdoor Advocates You Should Know
- The 6 Biggest Threats to Our Public Lands
- This Might Be the One of the Biggest Problems Facing Public Lands
- The Public Lands Package Just Passed. We’re Stoked.
- Your Big Questions on Our Remarkable Wilderness
- What Exactly Are Our Public Lands, Anyway?
Wildland Trekking
- The Best Beach Hikes on the West Coast
- How To Winter Hike
- The Best Backcountry Huts in the U.S.
- The Best Hiking Books To Inspire Adventures
- 11 of the Most Dangerous Hikes in the U.S.
- 5 Naturalist Apps to Enhance Your Hike
- The Best Ways to Make Camp Coffee
Vanlife Conversion Guide
- Step One: Choosing Your Van
- Step Two: Planning Your Layout
- Step Three: Insulation
- Step Four: Ventilation & Heating
- Step Five: Electrical System
- Step Six: Floor, Walls, & Ceiling
- Step Seven: Bed, Closets, & Garage
- Step Eight: Kitchen
- Step Nine: Toilet, Shower & Sink
- Step Ten: Internet
Clean Energy
Op-Eds
- Wind Energy: New Revenue, New Jobs, New Hope
- Wind Power Key to Affordable, Reliable Energy
- A Good Start, But It’s Not Nearly Enough
- Wind, Solar and Storage are Powering U.S. Economy
- Clean Energy Is Delivering Sizable Environmental Benefits
- New Wind and Solar Just Cleared a Massive Hurdle
- What’s the Modern Electric Grid?
- It’s American Wind Week. Let’s Celebrate.
- Transmission Lines Essential for Reliable, Low-Cost Energy
- Wind and Solar Industries Make Air and Water Cleaner for All Americans
- Renewable Energy Growth is Surging and Boosting U.S. Economy
- Wind Industry Adding Jobs, Economic Development to Rural America
- The Clean Energy Boom Is Here, and Its Benefits Aren’t Slowing
- DOE Grid Study Highlights Wind’s Benefits, Need for Transmission
- Transmission Projects Make Grid Reliable, Cleaner, and Invest in America
- Wind Energy Offers Cleaner Air and Saves Water Resources, Too
- Wind Energy Is a Jobs and Economic Engine
- Clean Power Plan or No, Wind Energy Poised to Power America’s Future
- Wind Energy Boasts Bipartisan Support
- Transmission Essential for Robust Electric Grid
Blog Posts - Clean Grid Alliance
- Illinois’ Bright Clean Energy Future
- Wind, Solar and Storage Are Powering US Economy
- Indiana Is Winning with Clean Energy
- Clean Energy Is Delivering Sizable Environmental Benefits
- Clean Energy Is Strengthening Minnesota’s Future
- What Midwestern Electric Utilities Are Saying About Clean Energy
- Every Remarkable Way Wind Is Pioneering Rural America’s Bright Future
- The State of Minnesota Clean Energy
- Wind and Solar Just Cleared a Massive Hurdle
- Wind Energy and Birds
- Minnesota Renewable Energy Job Growth Is the Focus of New Report and Case Study
- What’s On the Modern Electric Grid?
- 3 Takeaways from “Wake-up with WOW”
- Clean Energy Could Create Tens of Thousands of Minnesota Jobs
- Renewable Energy Jobs Are Skyrocketing in the Midwest
- It’s American Wind Week, Let’s Celebrate!
- Just Smart: Wind Energy Boost Energy Independence in America
- Transmission Lines Essential for Reliable, Low-Cost Energy
- Michigan Couple Says “I Do” at Wind Farm
- New Study Shows Local Economic Benefits of Wind Farms
- Wind and Solar Industries Make Air and Water Cleaner for All Americans
- Renewable Energy Growth Is Surging and Boosting U.S. Economy
- 5 Ways Rural Communities Can Win with Wind
- Wind Industry Adding Jobs, Economic Development to Rural America
- Farming Renewable Energy – Five Reasons Farmers Love Wind & Solar
- 4 Ways You Can Help Renewable Energy as a Citizen
- The Clean Energy Boom Is Here, and Its Benefits Aren’t Slowing
- DOE Grid Study Highlights Wind’s Benefits, Need for Transmission
- Transmission Projects Make Grid Reliable, Cleaner, and Invest in America
- Wind Energy Offers Cleaner Air and Saves Water Resources, Too
- New Study: Wind Energy is a Jobs and Economic Engine
- Clean, Low-cost Wind Energy is a Smart Choice
- Clean Power Plan Or No, Wind Energy Poised to Power America’s Future
- WOW’s Chris Kunkle Speaks at CapX2020 Line Dedication Ceremony
- Wind Energy Boasts Bipartisan Support
- Wind Energy Plays a Large Role in North Dakota’s Energy Boom
- WOW Awarded “Excellence in Transmission Advocacy Award”
- Transmission Essential for Robust Electric Grid
- Three Cheers for Three Victories at FERC
- A Good Start, But It’s Not Nearly Enough