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Alright-when filming for ABC News & NatGeo, events can turn very, very, very eye-blurringly damp. Any guesses where in the world I am? 🌊💦💦💧💧💧🚿 . #abcnews #nationalgeographic #wavesofwater #iconicblue . @natgeo @natgeosociety @abcnews
I have a new essay, The Other Endurance: On Whaling, Women, and the Voices That Remain, in the Summer 2026 issue of Orion. Releasing online July 6, this essay (an excerpt from my forthcoming book) explores whaling practices on South Georgia Island, w
Happy to annouce I’ve been awarded a two-year Redcedar Fellowship from Oregon State University’s Spring Creek Project. The fellowship invests in sustained creative work and long-term engagement with the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest. F
One of the things about flying around our Earth on National Geographic’s private jet that absolutely thrills my geographer heart is reveling in the vast array of landscapes, built environments, cities, rivers, and mountain complexes. The lands
This guy has a birthday today. We’ve been together for thirteen years— and each year I am increasingly grateful and happy to share life with him. He’s my favorite husband. ❤️Please reach out and tell him happy birthday — I&rsq
There’s a magic balance with Icelandic glaciers: a thick layer of volcanic debris will insulate the ice and slow melt. But a thinner layer will hold heat and speed up melt. Same process, different outcome depending on amount. 😍Gah, this lands
My heart opens always in Iceland, in walking the sunpath to Thórsmörk and the utter lushness of spring-almost-solstice here. Sun sets at 11:55 PM tonight, leaving plenty of time to joy. . #onassignment #nationalgeographic #iceland #&thor