During my time at the helm of Paddling Magazine, I’ve spent many years assigning and editing stories. Here are a few of my favorite features and essays that I had the pleasure of overseeing.
Reported Features
Building A Better Canadian Canoe Museum: Inside the 10-year struggle to create a $40-million home worthy of the world’s most significant collection of canoes by Ian Merringer, Spring 2024
Last Call On The Klamath River: The world’s largest dam removal project has wiped out one of the West’s best summer rafting experiences. Here’s why that’s a good thing by Mary K. Miller, Spring 2024
Why The Pandemic Paddling Boom Might Be Here To Stay, by Jeff Moag, Spring 2021
The Paddler’s Greatest Debates: 10 of the most controversial topics debunked, demystified and finally decided, by Virginia Marshall, Fall 2020
Close Encounters: The new rules of wildlife tourism may surprise you by Jessica Wynne Lockhart, Summer 2019
Legends Of The Passage: How a forgotten family story sparked an 800-mile coastal expedition, 43 years after it began by Nate Dappen, Fall 2018
Reported Short Stories
The Day It Rained Rocks: What really happened during the terrifying flash flood on the Grand Canyon’s Tatahatso Beach by Marissa Tiel, Fall 2022
Not Going Gently: The radical rise of the septugarian adventurer by Ian Merringer, Summer 2018
Essays
When A Paddler Dies, We Are Too Quick To Judge by Tim Shuff, Summer 2024
The Summer Bummer: Wildfires, megastorms and crowds—what the hottest season’s new normal means for you, by Neil Schulman, Summer 2022
The Problem With Explorers Today by Bob Henderson, Summer 2021
Your Kayak’s Hatches Hold The Secret To True Happiness, Here’s Why, by Tim Shuff, Spring 2019
Certification Killed Paddling Adventures: An ode to the lost and dying art of truly adventurous travel, by Fiona Hough, Spring 2018