I’m a freelance travel journalist (originally covering religion) and a writer for hire. I cover ecotourism, outdoor adventures, sustainability, and regenerative tourism. I frequently connect my writing to issues of climate change and stories that impact social justice. My work involves extensive interviews (domestic and global), research, and editing. My byline appears in The Daily Beast, BBC Travel, Canadian Geographic, Insidehook, Wanderlust Magazine, Business Insider, Sierra Magazine, The Hill, The Religion News Service, The Guardian, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, The Washington Post, and The Huffington Post.
I’m also author/co-author of nine books. My passion is to capture engaging stories, answering the “so what?” question every reader asks.
Whether I’m hiking at a national park, cycling a trail, or birding, I travel with my camera. I want my photos capture the imagination and encourage the viewer to explore the world around them. My travel pieces usually feature my photos. I also include them in my Instagram gallery.
View sample clips of my work at Muckrack.
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Camps de base Coin du Banc, Quebec.
Capri, Italy.
Fishing Shacks, Quebec.
New Calgary Library. Calgary, Alberta.
Cycling Saguenay, Quebec.
Indy 500.
Bike to the Indy 500.
Kayaking in British Columbia.
Seals. British Columbia.
Along the Thames, London.
Cleveland Mural. Cleveland, Ohio.
Capri, Italy.
Architecture on Capri.
Naples, Italy.
Produce in the streets of Capri, Italy.
Streets of Naples, Italy.
Tourists Sailing around Capri, Italy.
Hodan Mural (Short North, Columbus, Ohio)
Deer along the Maumee's morning mist (Side Cut Metropark, Maumee, Ohio).
Flight out to the ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Percé, Quebec
Harp Seal on the ice floe in Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Arctic Fox. Canadian Subarctic.
Harp seal on the ice floe in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Polar Bear in the Canadian Subarctic.
Polar Bear in Churchill, Manitoba (Canadian Subarctic).
Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort.
Afternoon tea at The Empress.
Room (gold level) at The Empress in Victoria, B.C.
Mushing lesson in Churchill, Manitoba.
Hampton Court Palace (London)
Boat waiting out the winter in the Magdalen Islands, Quebec
Scarves for sale at the Global Mall in Columbus, Ohio.
Wood ducks at Side Cut Metropark (Ohio)
Cottages at Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort (feat. in Business Insider)
View from Wickaninnish Inn (Tofino, B.C.)
Nimmo Bay Wilderness Resort (British Columbia)
Ship sails on Traverse City Bay.
Zion National Park
Zion National Park
Shoes at the Virgin River
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
San Juan Mountains
7th & Park (Combining coffee with bikes)
Show Horse in Brownsville, Texas
Cycling (Wabash-Cannonball Trail)
Great Egret
Great Blue Heron (Side Cut Metropark, Maumee Ohio)
Active Plan Tour (Brownsville, Texas)
Crossing U.S.-Mexico Border
Matamoros, Mexico
Matamoros, Mexico
Active Plan Tour (South Padre Island)
Active Plan Tour (South Padre Island)
Active Plan Tour (South Padre Island)
SpaceX (Brownsville, Texas)
SpaceX (Brownsville, Texas)
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge (Texas)
Laguna Atascosa Wildlife Refuge (Texas)
Walleye Fishermen (Maumee, Ohio)
Rare California Condor (Grand Canyon)
Goldfinch
Schnormeier Gardens (Gambier, Ohio)
Schnormeier Gardens (Gambier, Ohio)
Schnormeier Gardens (Gambier, Ohio)
The Grand Canyon at Sunset
Sceloporus Tristichus (Grand Canyon)
Bison (Grand Teton National Park)
Under Canvas Glamping (Moab, Utah)
Cliff Palace (Mesa Verde National Park)
Delicate Arch (Arches National Park)
Grand Prismatic Spring (Yellowstone National Park)
Jenny Lake (Grand Teton National Park)
Mormon Row (Grand Teton National Park)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
