Publications A sampling of my published stories: New species of walking shark found | Science News How did this bull shark swim a record-breaking 4,000 miles? | National Geographic Swimming with orcas is 'out of control' | The Guardian Southern Tanzania Offers A Wilder Safari | FORBES Sage Wisdom | National Wildlife Magazine In Search of Mantas in Wild Polynesia | SAIL Magazine 50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror | Science News Women Leading Polynesian Wayfinding | SAIL Lanterns & Lucky Breaks | Cruising World Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia | Forbes Crossing Paths and Oceans | SAIL Liquid Courage | Cruising World, April 2025 Blunders That Made Me A Better Sailor | Cruising World Hitch-Sailing: A Ticket to Cruising Paradise? | Cruising World, Mar. 2025 Swim With Sharks In Rangiroa | Forbes, Feb 2025 Burning Man Tips For Beginners | Forbes Good news: We didn't die. | Cruising World, Dec 2024 How orcas hunt the world's largest fish | Nat Geo, Nov 2024 To Save Whales From Ship Strikes, Listen Closely | Nov. 2024 Sea Angels and Devils | The Guardian, Nov. 2024 Team Sail Like A Mother's "Sizzle Reel"! Northern Exposure | Cruising World, Oct 2024 Three Women in a Boat | The Guardian, Aug 2024 Dragonflies can reveal mercury contamination | Nat Geo, July 2024 A remote jungle lodge that only takes 20 guests | BBC Travel, July 2024 The Grand Finale: SLAM's take on the finish line in Alaska Reasons To Be Cheerful | June 2024 And Then The Boom Fell Off Saving Andean bears with honey | Science News, Apr. 2024 Chasing whales and penguins in northern Chile Spring Training: Pedals, spinnakers & making peace with imperfection The Atacama Desert, In 5-Part Harmony Carnaval in Tarija and Tupiza: Jewels of Southern Bolivia Meet Melissa, Team SLAM's Chief Medical Officer and Snake Handler "Off The Charts" | The Guardian, Jan. 2024 Chalalan Ecolodge in Bolivia's Amazon Rainforest Meet Brianna, Team SLAM's Chief Tango and Yoga Instructor Bolivia: From tear gas to macaws, chocolate to dog poo Braving Bogotá With Kids Meet Katie, Team SLAM's Fearless and Friendly Captain Bogota or Bust Science News | Dec 2023 Gales, grit and thingamabobs: Team SLAM's inaugural sail in Bellingham Reasons To Be Cheerful | Nov 2023 National Wildlife Magazine | Fall 2023 We Found Team SLAM's Boat! Meet 'Wild Card'. How It All Begins: The Race to Alaska Wildflour: A Novel National Geographic | Sep 2023 Science News | May 2023 Discover | Aug 2023 Science News | July 2023 Discover | May 2023 Science News | April 2023 Science News | April 2023 Cruising World | March 2023 WIRED | Nov 2022 Cruising World | Aug 2022 National Wildlife | Oct 2022 Science News | Oct 2022 National Wildlife | Aug 2022 Backpacker | Aug 2022 Audubon | Summer 2022 Vision | June 2022 Discover | May 2022 National Wildlife | Feb 2022 Montana Outdoors | Summer 2022 Science News | Dec 2021 National Wildlife | Oct 2021 Discover | Oct 2021 Cruising World | September 2021 Audubon | June 2021 Discover | May 2021 BBC Travel | April 2021 Cruising World | May 2021 Cruising World | May 2018 Science News | Mar 2021 Discover | Mar 2021 BBC Travel | Feb 2021 National Geographic | May 2021 National Parks | Winter 2021 Audubon | Oct 2020 Farm Progress | Aug 2020 Backpacking with kids is worth the whining Discover | June 2020 Bugle | July 2020 National Wildlife Federation | May 2020 Montana Outdoors | April 2020 Discover | Mar 2020 REI Co-Op Journal | Feb 2020 10 Best Snow Games To Play With Kids BEEF | Feb 2020 What to Do When Family Adventures Don’t Go as Planned The Washington Post | Jan 2020 Welcome To Paradise (Half Of The Time) REI Co-Op Journal | Dec 2019 CNN | Nov 2019 When Postpartum Depression Stole My Husband The Washington Post | Sep 2019 Boating With Kamikaze Toddlers How To Canoe With Kids Cruising World | July 2019 To Become The Best Adventure Parent...Get A Babysitter! Trout Magazine | Spring 2019 Birthday Eve | Silver Streaks and Strawberries Why (And How!) To Camp With A Wall Tent Tips For Skiing With Kids In Montana 7 Tips For Taking Kids Outside When It’s Muddy, Slushy & Wet National Parks Magazine | Winter 2019 How To Backpack With A Baby Sailing With Kids In The British Virgin Islands When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile The Washington Post | Dec 2018 Autumn Musings: Our Own Piles Of Leaves The Washington Post | Sep 2017 'Scanoodling' Is Our New Favorite Water Activity Rafting Down The River (Just Like Huck Finn) Birding, Baby: The New Extreme Sport Communal Parenting Makes Adventures Easier Than Going It Alone The Washington Post | May 2017 BBC Travel | Feb 2017 Cruising World | Dec 2016 BBC Travel | Sep 2016 Wildlife Photographic Magazine | Sep 2016 The Washington Post | July 2016 Islands | July 2016 BBC Travel | April 2016 Outside | Nov 2015 Do you know where marrying a local is forbidden? The Secret to Getting the Best Compliment Ever Pacific Hitchhikers | The search for fish in the South Pacific Scary Mommy | Nov 2015 Our Own Piles of Leaves | Poem + Photos How To Be A Rebel 14:1 | The Perfect Ratio for Vacational Whimsy How to Stare Down a Trout Throwing Things Overboard Sure, I'd land on a glacier. A Distant Match on a Remote Island Islands Magazine | Nov 2014 Just Like Huck Finn Mahseer by Motorcycle: Dropping Bombs in Thailand Birding, Baby: The New Extreme Sport I THINK I can, I THINK I can I am not a superhero Live the cliche Sand in your crack How to be a grown-ass woman A Quick Exit Neither Bought Nor Bartered Read more published stories > Support Team SLAM Fund Us Sponsor Us SLAM Store
New species of walking shark found | Science News How did this bull shark swim a record-breaking 4,000 miles? | National Geographic Swimming with orcas is 'out of control' | The Guardian Southern Tanzania Offers A Wilder Safari | FORBES Sage Wisdom | National Wildlife Magazine In Search of Mantas in Wild Polynesia | SAIL Magazine 50 years after ‘Jaws,’ sharks face their own terror | Science News Women Leading Polynesian Wayfinding | SAIL Lanterns & Lucky Breaks | Cruising World Bora Bora Too Busy? Explore Friendly Rurutu In French Polynesia | Forbes Crossing Paths and Oceans | SAIL Liquid Courage | Cruising World, April 2025 Blunders That Made Me A Better Sailor | Cruising World Hitch-Sailing: A Ticket to Cruising Paradise? | Cruising World, Mar. 2025 Swim With Sharks In Rangiroa | Forbes, Feb 2025 Burning Man Tips For Beginners | Forbes Good news: We didn't die. | Cruising World, Dec 2024 How orcas hunt the world's largest fish | Nat Geo, Nov 2024 To Save Whales From Ship Strikes, Listen Closely | Nov. 2024 Sea Angels and Devils | The Guardian, Nov. 2024 Team Sail Like A Mother's "Sizzle Reel"! Northern Exposure | Cruising World, Oct 2024 Three Women in a Boat | The Guardian, Aug 2024 Dragonflies can reveal mercury contamination | Nat Geo, July 2024 A remote jungle lodge that only takes 20 guests | BBC Travel, July 2024 The Grand Finale: SLAM's take on the finish line in Alaska Reasons To Be Cheerful | June 2024 And Then The Boom Fell Off Saving Andean bears with honey | Science News, Apr. 2024 Chasing whales and penguins in northern Chile Spring Training: Pedals, spinnakers & making peace with imperfection The Atacama Desert, In 5-Part Harmony Carnaval in Tarija and Tupiza: Jewels of Southern Bolivia Meet Melissa, Team SLAM's Chief Medical Officer and Snake Handler "Off The Charts" | The Guardian, Jan. 2024 Chalalan Ecolodge in Bolivia's Amazon Rainforest Meet Brianna, Team SLAM's Chief Tango and Yoga Instructor Bolivia: From tear gas to macaws, chocolate to dog poo Braving Bogotá With Kids Meet Katie, Team SLAM's Fearless and Friendly Captain Bogota or Bust Science News | Dec 2023 Gales, grit and thingamabobs: Team SLAM's inaugural sail in Bellingham Reasons To Be Cheerful | Nov 2023 National Wildlife Magazine | Fall 2023 We Found Team SLAM's Boat! Meet 'Wild Card'. How It All Begins: The Race to Alaska Wildflour: A Novel National Geographic | Sep 2023 Science News | May 2023 Discover | Aug 2023 Science News | July 2023 Discover | May 2023 Science News | April 2023 Science News | April 2023 Cruising World | March 2023 WIRED | Nov 2022 Cruising World | Aug 2022 National Wildlife | Oct 2022 Science News | Oct 2022 National Wildlife | Aug 2022 Backpacker | Aug 2022 Audubon | Summer 2022 Vision | June 2022 Discover | May 2022 National Wildlife | Feb 2022 Montana Outdoors | Summer 2022 Science News | Dec 2021 National Wildlife | Oct 2021 Discover | Oct 2021 Cruising World | September 2021 Audubon | June 2021 Discover | May 2021 BBC Travel | April 2021 Cruising World | May 2021 Cruising World | May 2018 Science News | Mar 2021 Discover | Mar 2021 BBC Travel | Feb 2021 National Geographic | May 2021 National Parks | Winter 2021 Audubon | Oct 2020 Farm Progress | Aug 2020 Backpacking with kids is worth the whining Discover | June 2020 Bugle | July 2020 National Wildlife Federation | May 2020 Montana Outdoors | April 2020 Discover | Mar 2020 REI Co-Op Journal | Feb 2020 10 Best Snow Games To Play With Kids BEEF | Feb 2020 What to Do When Family Adventures Don’t Go as Planned The Washington Post | Jan 2020 Welcome To Paradise (Half Of The Time) REI Co-Op Journal | Dec 2019 CNN | Nov 2019 When Postpartum Depression Stole My Husband The Washington Post | Sep 2019 Boating With Kamikaze Toddlers How To Canoe With Kids Cruising World | July 2019 To Become The Best Adventure Parent...Get A Babysitter! Trout Magazine | Spring 2019 Birthday Eve | Silver Streaks and Strawberries Why (And How!) To Camp With A Wall Tent Tips For Skiing With Kids In Montana 7 Tips For Taking Kids Outside When It’s Muddy, Slushy & Wet National Parks Magazine | Winter 2019 How To Backpack With A Baby Sailing With Kids In The British Virgin Islands When Your Toddler Meets a Crocodile The Washington Post | Dec 2018 Autumn Musings: Our Own Piles Of Leaves The Washington Post | Sep 2017 'Scanoodling' Is Our New Favorite Water Activity Rafting Down The River (Just Like Huck Finn) Birding, Baby: The New Extreme Sport Communal Parenting Makes Adventures Easier Than Going It Alone The Washington Post | May 2017 BBC Travel | Feb 2017 Cruising World | Dec 2016 BBC Travel | Sep 2016 Wildlife Photographic Magazine | Sep 2016 The Washington Post | July 2016 Islands | July 2016 BBC Travel | April 2016 Outside | Nov 2015 Do you know where marrying a local is forbidden? The Secret to Getting the Best Compliment Ever Pacific Hitchhikers | The search for fish in the South Pacific Scary Mommy | Nov 2015 Our Own Piles of Leaves | Poem + Photos How To Be A Rebel 14:1 | The Perfect Ratio for Vacational Whimsy How to Stare Down a Trout Throwing Things Overboard Sure, I'd land on a glacier. A Distant Match on a Remote Island Islands Magazine | Nov 2014 Just Like Huck Finn Mahseer by Motorcycle: Dropping Bombs in Thailand Birding, Baby: The New Extreme Sport I THINK I can, I THINK I can I am not a superhero Live the cliche Sand in your crack How to be a grown-ass woman A Quick Exit Neither Bought Nor Bartered
