Kids were made to explore the world.

There is a moment in fishing when everything changes. For minutes—or sometimes hours—you've been casting, retrieving, changing lures, watching the water, and wondering if there is actually a fish anywhere near you. Then you feel it. A tug. Your line tightens. The rod bends. Your heart rate immediately jumps. Fish on. Suddenly, every quiet moment that came before it feels worth it. I've fished in freshwater and out on the ocean. I've caught fish and I've been skunked. I've spe

Last night, I went out to the garden to cut some Swiss chard for dinner. Nothing particularly adventurous. Nothing planned. Just dinner. I brought the chard inside and started preparing it when I noticed what looked like a small green leaf tucked among the greens. Except this particular leaf looked a little…different. It was a frog. A tiny green tree frog had apparently hitched a ride inside with our dinner. After the initial surprise—and a little excitement—we carefully carr

A few years ago, I started Trident Log Rolling. At its simplest, log rolling sounds almost ridiculous: get on a floating log, start running, and try not to fall off. Spoiler alert: you fall off. A lot. But somewhere between climbing onto the log, desperately trying to keep your feet underneath you, and inevitably splashing into the water, something pretty incredible happens. You're learning. When I started Trident Log Rolling, I wanted to introduce campers to an activity that