Rest the Meat, Don’t Shock the Fish or Fear the Chicken
24 Things I Learned at Sur La Table’s Cooking Classes This week my wife, Renee, and I have been enrolled… Read more »
Off course
Northwest Rivers Wild (and Tame)
In my own humble opinion as a former professional guide, there is no better way to travel than on a… Read more »
High Places: Metaphor and Individualism in the American West
Sometimes we find ourselves in the most unexpected places without any notion of how we got there, or why we’ve… Read more »
Passport to Adventure: The Best International River Trips
All photos by Leon Werdinger/Ottertrack Productions. As a former professional whitewater guide I believe there’s no better way to travel… Read more »
A Catan-tonic State
There’s no question that I’m way too old for this, but since my wife Renee and I have no children… Read more »
Darkness in a Sun-Bleached Land
Photo by Leon Werdinger. Introduction to “In a Dark Land: Murder, Mysticism, and the Militia in the Remote Desert Southwest”… Read more »
Alternate Route: The I-5 Nobody Knows
Driving too fast toward Portland along I-5 north, the jugular vein of Oregon travel, the signs for small towns accessible… Read more »
Playing Is The Thing: Ashland, Oregon and Other Great Theater Towns
On my way to browse the intimate Bloomsbury Books on Main Street in Ashland, Oregon recently, I happened to spot… Read more »
The Breaks
On a cool, overcast morning, I stood on the muddy banks of the Marias River with Mark Albers, then Montana… Read more »
Visiting the Books
For an author there is only one thing sadder than showing up for a reading on a book tour and… Read more »
