Portfolio & Press

 

PUBLISHED WRITING

Click the title to check out some of my published work

Gratitude on Trail

Written for & broadcast on Sundial Writers Corner on WLRH. (Written on blog here)

December 2022

52 Weeks of Sun

My piece “Turkey Tracks” is in this anthology

Published March 2022

Available on Amazon or Huntsville independent book store

Why I Chose My Own Trail Name on the Appalachian Trail

Written for TheTrek.co

October 2021

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Turkey Tracks

Written for & broadcast on Sundial Writers Corner on WLRH. (Written on blog here)

January 2021

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Appalachian Trail Tattoos, Portfolio II

Written & Compiled for TheTrek.co

April 2019

Trail-Inspired Ink: Appalachian Trail Tattoos Portfolio I

Compiled & Written for TheTrek.co

April 2019

An Inside Look At Getting That Perfect Instagram Capture

Written on Buzzfeed Community

April 2019

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ski road trip on a tight budget

Written on Medium

March 2019

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Post-Trail Life… Hospital Edition

Written for TheTrek.co

September 2018

5 Tasty Reasons to Hike the Camino de Santiago

Written for TheTrek.co

June 2018

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Tips for Being Greener on Your Thru-Hike

Written for TheTrek.co

March 2018

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Growth Through Failure on the Arizona Trail

Written for TheTrek.co

November 2017

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Appalachian Trail Ridgerunner: Dream Job or Not?

Written for TheTrek.co

October 2017

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RIVER SOLITUDE: KAYAKING THE ELK RIVER

Written for Alabama Living

June 2017

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PUT 'CYCLING THE NATCHEZ TRACE' ON YOUR BUCKET LIST

Written for Alabama Living

October 2016

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Relationship with nature and environmental behavior: A case study of Arizona National Scenic Trail thru hikers

A Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities at Northern Arizona University. May 2015

FEATURED/QUOTED/MENTIONED

Backpacker Radio #216

Podcast

August 2023

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4 Ridgerunners Share Their Top Advice for AT Thru-Hikers

Quoted in theTrek.co article

January 2023

The 100-year trail: A century after Benton MacKaye proposed it, millions enjoy the A.T. each year

Mentioned & photograph in Smoky Mountain News article by Holly Kays

June 2021

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Hiking The Pinhoti

Mentioned & photograph in Boom! article by Jeff Barganier

November 2020

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A.T. Ridge Runners: Not Your Trash Collector

Quoted in Blue Ridge Outdoors

May 2019

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What You Learn Hiking The Whole Appalachian Trail

Interviewed for All Things Considered on National Public Radio (NPR)

April 25, 2017

 

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Green Fund

Interviewed in Green NAU video

November 2015

Photo by Mike Rosso

Photo by Mike Rosso

The Swissvale Earthship

Quoted in Colorado Central

October 2015

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Sara Leibold: Taking on the Arizona Trail

Featured in The Lumberjack

April 2014

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Disneynature Bears

Mentioned in Special Thanks in movie credits (for my work with Hallo Bay Bear Camp-filming location)

2014

VIDEO

The following are my TOP viewed videos on YOUTUBE