Articles

Broken Link
>>A controversial ski gondola stirs up the snow in Utah
City Weekly - January 2013
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Profiles in (Dis)courage
>>Trauma leads to lost and found in the woods
Backpacker - October 2012
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Master Class: Lighten Your Pack
>>Cut weight to hike faster and smarter
Backpacker - September 2012
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She's Still Out There
>>The search for Amelia Earhart goes on and on...
Outside- July 2012
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Past Is Present
>>Making personal history while racing the Gettysburg 5k
Runner's World - June 2012
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Survival: Swept Away by a Rogue Wave
>>Bruised, wet, shivering, and trapped in a coastal cave
Backpacker - May 2012
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Survival: Lost in the Gila Wilderness
>>Stuck 20 miles from the trailhead with a shredded boot
Backpacker - November 2011
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Fall: Hiking's Best Season
>>Do's and don'ts for shoulder-season backpacking
Backpacker - October 2011
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Survival: Rescue on Mt. Washington
>>Experienced guides aid a struggling group
Backpacker - September 2011
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Outside's Best Light Hikers of 2011
>>Top footwear picks for every outdoor pursuit
Outside Buyer's Guide - Summer 2011
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Survival: Lost on Mt. San Grogonoio
>>A race to the summit becomes a struggle to survive
Backpacker - July 2011
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Survival: Shattered kneecap on Katahdin
>>Lost, miles off-trail, injured and all alone
Backpacker - May 2011
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Outside's Technical Footwear Review
>>Top shoes and boots for every outdoor pursuit
Outside- May 2011
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Wrong Way Skills Guide
>>52 hiking mistakes you don't want to make (again)
Backpacker - March 2011
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Storm Hacker Weather Guide
>>Make accurate forecasts for your next trip
Outside - November 2010
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Survive!
>>How to get out of the woods alive - Part IV
Backpacker Magazine - October 2010
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Car Camping Guide
>>Make this summer's camping trip your best yet
Spirit Magazine - July 2010
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Predicament: Trapped on a Peak
>>How to survive when things go bad up high
Backpacker - June 2010
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Outside's Best Light Hikers of 2010
>>The Gear of the Year trail shoe and the runner's up
Outside - Buyer's Guide - Spring 2010
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Tech Shoes Review
>>Six top performance kicks for spring
Outside - May 2010
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Predicament: In Too Steep
>>A graphical guide for hiking on the edge
Backpacker - September 2009
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The Best Cities to Raise an Outdoor Kid
>>Stats and stories behind the top 25 cities for your hiking family
Backpacker - August 2009
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Predicament: How to Escape a Lightning Storm
>>Don't get zapped--with help from this humorous guide
Backpacker - August 2009
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Predicament: Lost in the Desert
>>A long, cool, drink of realistic survival tips
Backpacker - June 2009
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Skills: Save Your Life with a Cell Phone
>>How new telecom technology helps you get found
Backpacker - June 2009
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Essentials: Ultralight Backpacking
>>The top gear for lightening your load
Outside- May 2009
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Survival: Natural Born Killers
>>Minding Mother Nature's grim reapers: from bears to lightning
Backpacker - October 2008
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The Charted World: Extremes
>>The highest, hottest, beariest, and deepest you'll encouter on the trail
Backpacker - September 2008
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Master Your Domain: Camping
>>An illustrated guide to setting up the perfect camp
Men's Health - October 2007
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Politics

Broken Link
>>A controversial ski gondola stirs up the snow in Utah
City Weekly - January 2013
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Showdown in Salon F
>>Q&A with Gov. Gary Herbert of Utah
Outdoor Retailer Daily - August 2012
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Battle in the Beehive State
>>The politics of Outdoor Retailer's crux move
Outdoor Retailer Daily - August 2012
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Take a Hike, Utah
>>Outdoor Retailer is going, going, gone...
Salt Lake City Weekly - July 2012
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10 (Untrue) Reasons Utahns Fear the ACA
>>Top-ten list of the lamest attacks on Obamacare
Salt Lake City Weekly - May 2012
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Oil Shale/Tar Sands Press Document
>>Avoiding a Risky Gamble With Our National Parks
National Parks Conservation Association - April 2012
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Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List
>>Profiles of three rabid nature-haters
Outside - May 2005
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ANWR Showdown
>>Reporting on a crucial Senate vote
Outside - February 2005
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Fitness & Health

Delicious Living | Men's Journal | Men's Health | Best Life

Beginner's Guide from Head to Toe
>>Start your running hobby on the right foot, knee, and ankle.
Runner's World - May 2012
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Why Are Race Fees So High?
>>In-depth look at whether entry fees are over-priced or under-valued.
Runner's World - August 2011
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Last Child on the Couch
>>How ten grassroots innovators are helping kids get active outdoors
Backacker - August 2010
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Everyday Allergens and Toxins
>>How to identify and remove harmful chemicals from your home
Delicious Living - June 2009
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How to Reduce and Reuse Packaging
>>Plus: Landfill lifespans for 8 popular package materials
Delicious Living - April 2009
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NASA's Space Workout
>>How zero-gravity exercise can make you fitter and healthier
Men's Journal - May 2009
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Are You Getting Enough (Nutrients)?
>>The 5 nutrients that men miss most often
Men's Health - April 2009
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Saving your Scalp
>>Next generation drugs and treatments for hair loss
Best Life - March 2008
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Keeping Your Testosterone
>>9 steps to safeguard your nuts
Men's Health - September 2007
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Travel

Spirit (Southwest Airlines) | DestinAsian | Outside | Santa Fean

Inspired Places
>>Eight stories from the landscape of American inspiration
Spirit - July 2012
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Dream Boat
>>Can Portland win the Cold War's last supercarrier to its waterfront?
Portland Monthly - March 2010
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The Gettysburg Battlefield Cyclorama
>>A preview of the newly restored 360-degree panoramic painting of the battle
Spirit - September 2008
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Unknown National Parks
>>The five best parks you've never heard of
Spirit - May 2008
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Last Voyage on the Delta Queen
>>After eight decades, a luxury riverboat ties up
Spirit - April 2008
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Luxury Camping Guide
>>Live well outside
Spirit - April 2008
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Manby Hot Springs (New Mexico)
>>Where to soak along the Rio Grande
Spirit - September 2007
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An Island Called Easter
>>A week on the world's most mysterious island
DestinAsian - April 2007
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Outside's Guide to Online Travel
>>Acquiring maps for every trip
Outside - March 2006
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Sleeping with the Giants
>>A new luxury lodge opens on Easter Island
Outside - January 2006
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Fields of Gold
>>New Mexico's secret hideaway of Valles Caldera
Santa Fean - November 2005
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Star Gazing in New Mexico
>>A darksky B&B where you stay up all night
Santa Fean - September 2005
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Science & Technology

Outside | Seed | Wired

Storm Hacker Weather Guide
>>Master El Nino/La Nina, forecast for a trip, and much more
Outside - November 2010
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Cribsheet: Species Extinction
>>Everything (scientific) you wanted to know about death
Seed - September 2006
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Spaceport, USA
>>Outer space travel from nowhere New Mexico
Seed - June/July 2006
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Wired Test: Blades
>>Multitools that can do it all
Wired - July 2006
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Environment

Broken Link
>>A controversial ski gondola stirs up the snow in Utah
City Weekly - January 2013
[pdf]

Oil Shale/Tar Sands Press Document
>>Avoiding a Risky Gamble With Our National Parks
National Parks Conservation Association - April 2012
[pdf]

Run for the Green
Runner's World - November 2008
>>Knowing your impact as a runner
[pdf] How to be a Greener Runner
[pdf] Trimming your Carbon Footprint

Greening Your Ride
>>10 ways to save gas and money
Women's Health - August 2008
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Earth Shakers: The Counter-Enviro Power List
>>Profiles of 3 nature-haters
Outside - May 2005
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ANWR Showdown
>>Reporting on a crucial Senate vote
Outside - February 2005
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Profiles

Outside | Spirit | Silence of the City | Boston | Shelterforce | Outside | Shelterforce | City Weekly

Broken Link
>>A controversial ski gondola stirs up the snow in Utah
City Weekly - January 2013
[pdf]

Profiles in (Dis)courage
>>Trauma leads to lost and found in the woods
Backpacker - October 2012
[pdf]

Inspired Places
>>Eight stories from the landscape of American inspiration
Spirit - July 2012
[pdf]

She's Still Out There
>>The search for Amelia Earhart goes on and on...
Outside- July 2012
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Nuts for Jericho
>>Fans chip in to save a sci-fi TV show
Spirit - February 2008
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A Citizen's Unrest
>>An almost New Yorker Talk of the Town
Silence of the City - April 2006
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Local Muguls
>>Profiles of U.S. ski racers before the 2006 Olympics
Boston magazine - February 2006
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How Andy Serkis becomes King Kong
>>More than a guy in a gorilla suit
Outside - January 2006
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Al Gore's Media Play
>>The story behind CurrentTV
Outside magazine - December 2005
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Business Wisdom in the High Country
>>How Homewise moves Santa Feans into affordable homes
Shelterforce magazine - October 2005
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Outside's 25 Coolest People: Joe Don Morton, Smokejumper
>>Jumping out of airplanes to fight fires is his job.
Outside- December 2004
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Essays

Runner's World | Transitions Abroad | Europe from a Backpack | Harvard Independent

Past Is Present
>>Making personal history while racing the Gettysburg 5k
Runner's World - June 2012
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A Good Road in Africa
>>A single moment that defines a trip
Transitions Abroad - January/February 2005
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Lambing Season
>>Two weeks on a sheep farm in Scotland
Europe from a Backpack - April 2004
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Why I Say Pop
>>How you request a cool beverage says everything about you
Harvard Independent - 1999
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Advice

Harvard Office of Career Services | Allentown Morning Call

So You Want to Ace a Summer Internship?
Harvard Guide to Summer Opportunities - 2007
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How to Become a Magazine Editor
Harvard Alumni Voices - 2006
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Finding an Edge with Competitive Colleges
Allentown Morning Call - November 2006
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History

World War II

Operation Catherine
World War II - May 2005
>>Churchill's secret 1940 plan to attack Germany--by sea
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The Barham Conspiracy
World War II - December 2004
>>A British battleship sinks and all hell breaks loose
[pdf] | [html]

The Last Fight of HMAS Sydney
Unpublished - 2005
>>An Australian cruiser disappears without a trace
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Newark, New Jersey

Playing Arena Politics
>>A downtown arena comes to Newark, NJ
Shelterforce - May/June 2004
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Conversations in Newark
>>Memories of a Newark summer
Harvard Crimson - 1998
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Academic Papers

University of Edinburgh | Harvard University

From Damage Control to Abandon Ship:
The British Admiralty and the Decline of Royal Navy Battleships: 1939-1960
MSc. by Research - University of Edinburgh, 2001
[html] [pdf]

The Fire This Time: Development Conflict in Newark, New Jersey
B.A. magna cum laude - Harvard University, 2000
[html]

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