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June 2010: Excavation
Digging down through layers of northern experience. And going back in time.
This essay pulls apart the strata of history that compound to create a single moment.
June 2010: Excavation
Digging down through layers of northern experience. And going back in time.
This essay pulls apart the strata of history that compound to create a single moment.
I spent the tail end of my summer in the Arctic, from Resolute Bay, up to Ellesmere Island and down to Newfoundland.
On this trip, nothing went according to plan, and that was my favourite thing about it. It made me think that perhaps that’s the definition of adventure – you know you’ve had one if it didn’t turn out like you thought it would. Click through to read more.
National Geographic ran a pilot project at the University of Virginia this month. The organizations worked together to create one day of presentations and discussions and another day of workshops, all with the goal of supporting students to think creatively about their futures. It was an honour to be part of this day and of…
Tim Irvin and I have spent a lot of time around bears. On several occasions, we have been lucky enough to see Spirit Bears, the rare white black bear that lives mostly on the central coast of British Columbia. Tim has been recording these encounters with this camera. Click through to see the results.
The Premise: Find out what northerners and north-lovers recommend for your travels way up there. The Question: You meet someone who is traveling to the north for the first time. What advice do you have for them? Each installment will introduce you to special people, and you’ll learn from their experience. Katherine Breen and Eric…
When I work as a guide on ships, the Arctic sounds different to me than it used to; it’s harder to find the atmosphere I first fell in love with when I paddled… Source: Arctic sound, lost & found | Meet the North
Cameroon has nicknames like “Africa in miniature” or “All-in-One Africa.” Apparently the country contains several of Africa’s major biomes: savanna and desert in the north, volcanoes and beaches in the southwest and an impressive swath of equatorial rainforest in the southeast. I have three weeks to explore it.