Travels. Books. Explorations.
As I climbed three, four, five thousand feet in elevation, the new plants that grew up around me were long-lost friends I haven’t seen since last summer. This past weekend I took a long hike in the North Cascade Mountains on a trail I’d done three times before and I was reminded how there is …
On Fourth of July weekend I’m at 6,100 feet in the North Cascades Mountains. And I’ve walked back into winter. In retrospect, I knew enough that I shouldn’t have been surprised by the extent of the snowfield I encountered. I was working as a park ranger in these mountains, and have lived in landscapes and …
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What does it mean to go back to a place? I’ve been back a month now from my last big international travels, a month-long trip to Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. The trip was spurred by the fact I knew I needed to get the stories of African volcanoes into my current book project. It was …
Today marked my one-year anniversary of moving to New York City. “That’s quite the change!” is the normal reaction I get when I tell people this—and of course it is. I am a West Coaster through and through—born in California, raised and went to college in Washington. For the last seven years I have hopped …
Reading of any type is a great way to spend part of a vacation. But when I travel or move a new place, I love grabbing travelogues, travel books, and fiction books about the specific area I’ll be exploring. I recently moved to New York City and have been devouring books related to New York …
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Dig deeper behind Bryanna's stories in her new book Make Sure You Have a Map. Here's five ways to explore more! #1. Learn How I Wrote the Book Check out this recent blog post to learn more about her writing and travel process including favorite albums that she listened to while writing and how …
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My alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University, just published a story profiling me as an author and national park ranger. If you'd like to learn a little more about motivates me everyday, including in my jobs as a writer, park ranger, and traveler, head over to http://www.plu.edu/marcom/news/2016/08/01/park-ranger-plog/ I am grateful for all the study abroad opportunities …
Summer travel: the lure of the open road, the opportunity to jet off to a far-off country. Summer camping trip with my family when I was young introduced me to traveling many years ago, and though I do most of my own big trips in the fall and winter (it’s when I have time off), …
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Writers, philosophers, and nomads across the globe have been writing about the travel for thousands of years. Men and women from all walks of life have written about the value of travel, the reasons to travel, and the debate about the “right” way to travel. Here are a smattering of some of my favorite travel …
Stereotypes and preconceptions about a place are a funny thing. What you can expect from a place comes from a variety of places: friends and family, guidebooks, photos, videos, movies, and more all affect what we think we can expect from a place. Reality of places are rarely what you expect. (Of course, if you …
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