Article | September 1, 1997
“Winging It” (falconry school), Travel & Leisure, September, 1997.
Article | July 1, 1997
On the Trail of Poppa’s Alaska
“Looking for Poppa’s Alaska,” Travel & Leisure, July, 1997.
Article | May 11, 1997
“Border Vigilantes,” New York Times Magazine, May 11, 1997.
Article | March 30, 1997
“Truth & Betrayal in the Editing Room,” New York Times Magazine, March 30, 1997.
Article | August 1, 1996
“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).
Article | August 1, 1996
Has the Heyday Come Again for the Classic Lakeside Resort?
“Great Lakes,” Travel & Leisure, August, 1996.
Article | March 1, 1995
“First You Fall” (learning to snowboard), Travel & Leisure, March, 1995.
Article | February 1, 1995
“The Long Road to Timbuktu,” Travel & Leisure, February, 1995.
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).
Article | December 1, 1994
“The World In Between” (a journey along the Texas-Mexico border), Outside, December, 1994.
Article | July 1, 1994
“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.
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.
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.
Article | May 8, 1994
“Christy Picks a Mother,” New York Times Magazine, May 8, 1994.
Article | September 19, 1993
“United States of Asylum,” New York Times Magazine, September 19, 1993.
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).
Article | July 1, 1992
“Urethane Love” (Camp Rollerblade), Outside, July, 1992.