There are a lot of great books about the way that travel changes you. Some of them are recognized as classics about pilgrimage. Most...

Lessons about DIY pilgrimage, backyard adventures, and urban thru-hiking from a really long walk in Portland.

Reflections from the Pacific Crest Trail about pilgrimage as both a solo endeavor and a community event.

I know "ritual" can seem creepy, but embrace it. Do odd things. Watch your trip become life-changing.

It feels weird to talk about things like “setting intentions for your transformational journey," but such is life.

Adventure serves the same purpose for adults as play does for children: to learn to be human.

We've introduced the concept of a GAP Month as a reliable framework for transformational travel. In short, it's a month of goal-directed...

File under: GAP Month inspiration. We’re serving 1997 Angelfire realness around here, so I made this unwieldy in-no-particular-order...

The GAP Month: How to design your own transformative travel experience, based on centuries of pilgrimage wisdom.

11 things you need to know to have a great time on Taiwan Cycle Route 1. This article is a “Part 2” of a series on Taiwan Cycle Route 1....

If you’re going to devote time and money to a trip, you want it to be good. Life-changing if possible. A lot of places in the world have...

Books that have shaped outdoor and travel culture into what it is today.

It seems like there’s a Crybaby Bridge in every small town in the Midwestern United States. I don’t normally go for that stuff, but I...

Kuragnaituku is the best book you almost definitely haven't heard of (yet).

It would be hard to argue that it keeps up with the London’s and the New York’s of the world, but considered purely in terms of per...

The gods may be long gone, but there's still magic on the climb to Mt Olympus

A story about the social fabric that made New Zealand strong enough to beat Covid.

Aotearoa New Zealand has a way of making you care less about things, and more about the outdoors.

The first step on the Pacific Crest Trail, for me, happened on the internet. Big life decisions are like that.

The Lower Hudson, Between Albany and NYC, is a criminally under-appreciated and accessible multi-day paddle.