Featured in Backpacker Magazine!

Check this out — Backpacker Mag dedicated a whole issue to the climate crisis! We need more of that energy. Climate and ecological breakdown touch all aspects of our lives, and we all need to start acting like it. In this issue, there’s a piece by Steve Johnson called, “Tomorrow’s Heroes: 10 Hikers Making a Big Difference.” While I’m pretty wary of hero narratives, I’ll admit I’m also totally flattered to be included in the piece alongside some very inspiring people!

The preamble runs: “As backpackers, we know the effects of climate change better than most. We’ve hiked to the areas on the bleeding edge: the glacier that has dramatically receded so much that its days are numbered, the ponderosa pine forest weakened by drought and ravaged by pine beetles on overdrive, that secret valley where wildlife was once abundant. Thankfully for the wilderness - and us - there are hikers that are devoting their lives to reversing those trends. Here, get to know their projects - and the trails that inspire them.”

It’s a brief profile, but Steve and I did have a length and beautiful conversation about the places we love and the things people are doing to protect them. This issue is on shelves now, through August I believe. I’ll admit, it’s the first time I’ve bought a magazine in years, but I’ll also admit that it felt pretty cool to walk past the shelves and think, “hey, I’m in there!”

Anyway - here’s to more industries and publications expanding their perspectives and/.or having more faith in their audiences’ perspectives.