Mile for Mile: A documentary on conservation
A few weeks ago, Yukon and I attended the the Wild & Scenic Film Festival at Sierra Nevada Brewing in Mills River, NC and watched a film called Mile for Mile. Twelve films… Read More
Torg Stories interviews Yukon & Bean
Last week, we had the pleasure of being interviewed by The Torg Stories podcast at TheTorg.com (September 15, 2016 edition). William Torgerson, creator of The Torg Stories, is an Associate Professor, Institute For Writing Studies,… Read More
Leave it as it is – protecting Grand Canyon
Leave it as it is – this can be said for the very few places that are not yet marred by the hands of man. So many of our wild places, though,… Read More
Grand Canyon Slideshow
This slideshow features full color photos from Bean’s book, Make Some Room: Powerful Life Lessons Inspired by an Epic 16-day Colorado River Rafting Trip Through Grand Canyon (published July of 2016). Use the grey arrows… Read More
Sponsors and partners on our French Broad River Rafting Trip
Oh, how fun a 149-mile, 13-day French Broad River rafting trip can be! It’s darn hard, too, but overall it was SO fun! Before we get into any details (see my upcoming… Read More
Kayaking and Camping Lake Jocassee, SC
One of the good things to come out of the over-used practice of damming up rivers is we get some amazing lakes like this one: Lake Jocassee (pronounced: joe-KASS-ee), which was created… Read More
Rigging the raft for our French Broad River Trip
Sunday, Yukon and I spent the morning cleaning, prepping, and rigging our Aire Super Puma raft for our upcoming 13-day, 150-mile French Broad River trip. We wanted to share a bit about the gear… Read More
A mini float trip on the French Broad River
You may or may not know that we (Yukon & Bean) will be floating 150 miles of the French Broad River starting May 29, 2016. We’ll be on the water about 13… Read More
Have less, live more (thoughts on living tiny)
As a kid, I loved a TV cartoon called “The Littles,” about a family of tiny people who lived in the walls of a huge house – they were the epitome of… Read More
For the love of books
A bibliophile is one who collects or has a great love for books. I am, without a doubt, a devoted bibliophile. Many of my friends and clients are as well. For the… Read More
