Do you know where marrying a local is forbidden?
A spring roundup of stories and adventures, including a BBC Travel tale about the oddest island in the Pacific.
The Secret to Getting the Best Compliment Ever
I finally feel like my head and my heart are back in the same groove after our recent adventures in jungles, deserts, oceans and mountains. Read on to hear why, and to check out photos from our travels!
Pacific Hitchhikers | The search for fish in the South Pacific
This story by Rob, recently published in Anglers Journal, talks about our search for solitude and our search for big saltwater fish that Rob teased with a fly rod while we sailed the South Pacific.
Our Own Piles of Leaves | Poem + Photos
Meanwhile, the leaves fall like so many stories
each one sighing through the air with its own
weight and momentum
settling into the piles that layer our lives.
How To Be A Rebel
My inner rebel disappeared when we returned from our adventures overseas. I want her back. This week, I got to work figuring out how to be a rebel–and feel free–again.
14:1 | The Perfect Ratio for Vacational Whimsy
A weekend extravaganza where Kevin Colburn coined the term “vacational whimsy,” an apt description for fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants holiday planning. Vacational whimsy isn’t for the faint of heart. Rather than rainbows and gumdrops, unplanned adventures can lead to rainstorms and gum in your hair.
How to Stare Down a Trout
Snorkeling brings a new intimacy to my relationship with rivers and creeks that running rapids or matching the hatch never could. Here’s a little ditty on how and why you should snorkel Montana’s rivers.
Throwing Things Overboard
Talon tells the tale of his first sailing expedition on Flathead Lake: “Last weekend, my parents took me in this big empty bathtub thingy with loud, white sheets that flapped around, went up and down, and swung side to side…”
Sure, I’d land on a glacier.
It takes guts to leap from a picture on a vision board to the actual moment in unfamiliar territory. But life is more fun when you have grand plans, especially if they include big adventure.
A Distant Match on a Remote Island
This story about our visit to the remote and spectacular atoll of Palmerston in the Cook Islands — and the unexpected volleyball match we joined — appeared in Islands Magazine.
