Article | September 1, 1997

Winging It

“Winging It” (falconry school), Travel & Leisure, September, 1997.

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Article | July 1, 1997

On the Trail of Poppa’s Alaska

“Looking for Poppa’s Alaska,” Travel & Leisure, July, 1997.

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Article | May 11, 1997

Border Vigilantes

“Border Vigilantes,” New York Times Magazine, May 11, 1997.

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Article | March 30, 1997

The Filmmakers and the Abuser

“Truth & Betrayal in the Editing Room,” New York Times Magazine, March 30, 1997.

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Article | August 1, 1996

Hacking

“Hacking” (about a hatchet murderer turned software entrepreneur), Wired, August, 1996; reprinted in Minnesota Monthly, in two parts, under “Making a Killing,” September and October, 1996. (Won Minnesota Press Association award for best feature writing, 1996).

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Article | August 1, 1996

Has the Heyday Come Again for the Classic Lakeside Resort?

“Great Lakes,” Travel & Leisure, August, 1996.

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Article | March 1, 1995

First You Fall

“First You Fall” (learning to snowboard), Travel & Leisure, March, 1995.

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Article | February 1, 1995

The Long Road to Timbuktu

“The Long Road to Timbuktu,” Travel & Leisure, February, 1995.

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Article | January 1, 1995

Lives Well Lived: Elizabeth Paepcke (1902-1994) Eve in the Garden of Aspen

“Eve in the Garden of Aspen,” New York Times Magazine, January 1, 1995. (Anthologized in The Last World: The New York Times Book of Obituaries and Farewells, Morrow, 1997).

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Article | January 1, 1995

Ski Buff

“Ski Buff,” Rocky Mountain Magazine, Winter, 1995.

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Article | December 1, 1994

The World In Between

“The World In Between” (a journey along the Texas-Mexico border), Outside, December, 1994.

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Article | July 1, 1994

Cowboy Christmas

“Cowboy Christmas” (rodeo cowboys in Utah and Montana), Travel & Leisure, July, 1994. Won Lowell Thomas travel writing award. Reprinted in Grand Tour: The Journal of Travel Writing, Winter, 1997.

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Article | July 1, 1994

Learning the Ropes at Rodeo School

“Learning the Ropes” (a passage through bareback riding school). Travel & Leisure, July, 1994. Won Lowell Thomas travel writing award. Reprinted in Grand Tour: The Journal of Travel Writing, Winter, 1997.

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Article | June 1, 1994

How Much Is That Marmot in the Window?

“How Much Is That Marmot in the Window?” Rocky Mountain Magazine, Summer, 1994.

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Article | May 8, 1994

The Hand-Off

“Christy Picks a Mother,” New York Times Magazine, May 8, 1994.

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Article | September 19, 1993

The United States of Asylum

“United States of Asylum,” New York Times Magazine, September 19, 1993.

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Article | August 16, 1993

Trucking Through the AIDS Belt

“Trucking Through the AIDS Belt,” New Yorker, August 16, 1993, reprinted in Best American Essays 1994, ed. Kidder and Atwan (Houghton-Mifflin, 1995), and Literary Journalism, ed. Sims and Singer (Ballantine, 1995).

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Article | July 1, 1992

Urethane Love

“Urethane Love” (Camp Rollerblade), Outside, July, 1992.

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