Field Notes
Yellowstone — The Ground Beneath Us
The volcano is not one feature within Yellowstone. It is the ground beneath us.
Jeanette Mintiens
Essays
Yellowstone: Somewhere Along the Way
The alarm sounds at 4 a.m. It is an early start, but wolves don't operate on our schedule, and wolves are the mission at hand. By 5 a.m., the car heads toward Lamar Valley through the darkness. With months of research behind us, we are on
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Yellowstone — The Wrong Turn
The boardwalk climbs through a landscape broken by mudpots, springs and openings in the earth.
Field Notes
Zermatt — The Mountain Keeps Its Distance
Mountains don't disappear when clouds arrive. Only our ability to see them does.
Essays
Grindelwald: First Descent
Standing at the First summit, one could almost be fooled into believing they'd conquered a mountain. Surrounded by snow-covered peaks at more than 11,000 feet, it was easy to feel like a mountaineer. Of course, we'd arrived by gondola, but confidence has never required
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Gornergrat — Visibility in Intervals
A mountain is not always revealed at once. Clouds move across the ridgeline while visitors wait for brief openings in the weather.
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Mt. Rigi — Cogwheel to the Clouds
A mountain does not need to be climbed when the journey upward reveals the landscape just as clearly.
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Cliff Walk — Alpine Exposure
Some viewpoints are designed to bring visitors closer to the landscape, while others remind them how small they are within it.
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Tárcoles River — From the Boat
The river moves quietly between the mangroves, concealing far more than it reveals.
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Jacó Beach — What Holds, What Leaves
A shoreline records each arrival and departure, even if only for a moment.
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Isla Tortuga — Shared Ground
The island appears untouched until a closer look reveals how many lives depend upon the same narrow stretch of shore.
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Tárcoles Bridge — Crocodile Territory
From above, the river seems peaceful until the shapes along the bank begin to resolve into something else.