For much of my early life, the words good, evil, and Satan carried enormous weight. They were not abstract ideas. They were forces. Real. Immediate. Dangerous. I grew up Seventh-day Adventist, and in that world Satan wasn’t symbolic. He was active. He could infiltrate objects, influence thoughts, possess people through the wrong book or ritual.
We hit the road at 4:30AM to chase wolf howls in Lamar Valley. Yellowstone isn’t just a destination—it’s an obsession, and the best moments happen when everyone else is still asleep.
Before there was Teton Gravity Research, before Matchstick Productions, before big-mountain skiing became a marketing term, there was a kid from Gorham, Maine with a camera, a chip on his shoulder, and a soundtrack that didn t sound like anything the…
One of my all-time favorite videos about living true to yourself is “The Art of Defying Gravity”. Glen Plake is five years older than me, and I used to watch him in Greg Stump s films at the State Theatre in PortlandÉ
Weekends in Montana? They are for chasing adventure then maybe getting a few things done. But in Bozeman, Montana, adventure always comes first. This week…the vampires came in hard… on Wednesday, they pulled a Trojan Horse trick. I fell for it….
Easy Does It. Ride or Die. You’ve probably noticed I sign off with that a lot. Maybe you think it has nothing to do with investing but it does. In fact, it s the perfect way to explain one of…
Learn tools and technique I use to stay connected even when I’m out in rural Montana. With today’s technologies, it really is possible to work from anywhere. I break down the tools, techniques and stratgegies I useÉ
I’ve had a few readers ask what I mean by rails on edge. Some assume it s about unbridled risk. It’s not. Definition: On modern skis, there s a steel edge running along each side. That’s your lifeline. Old wooden skis didn’t have…
I’ve come to believe there are two kinds of people: tourists and explorers. Several years ago, my wife bought me a hand-drawn map of the United States with the locations of all 63 National Parks. It came with little pins toÉ
This summer I spent some time on Monhegan Island, a small, windswept rock ten miles off the coast of Maine. There s not much to do there in the traditional sense no flashy shops, no big attractions, no hurry. But that s exactly…
