Inside Passage Photo Gallery

Inside Passage, Alaska – Well, my long journey north is now done and I’m back in Alaska safely, despite a generator explosion on the boat! Here is the photo gallery of my trip, I hope you all enjoy it. Just click on the photo to watch the slide-show.

Connected or Disconnected?

Inside Passage, Alaska – I’m not sure what I’m more amazed by, the glass-like salt water, temperate rain forest, and glacier clad mountain peaks passing by as we float north, or the fact that I’m able to connect wirelessly and write about it as it’s happening. Actually scratch that, I know what I most amazed by, nothing rivals Alaska. Read more

Journey North

Over the next three days I will be on a ferry from Bellingham, Washington to Haines, Alaska. The route that the ferry takes, the Inside Passage, is one of the most beautiful and life rich regions of the world. I will update Life More Natural about my journey with descriptions and photos of the towns and sights that I see along the way.

Creating Conversation Within a Network Society

On March 29, 2008 Ben Johnson, an extreme skier from Salt Lake City, Utah, broke his neck and nearly killed himself jumping off an 80-foot cliff in the World Telemark Free-skiing Championships. He’s lucky to be alive, let alone have full motion in his legs and be well on his way to recovery. Yet, Johnson’s accident highlighted more than just one skier making a bad decision and being forced to deal with the harsh consequences of crashing in the no-fall-zone. In a remarkable way, Johnson’s accident highlighted the role of journalism in communities and how that role has changed. Read more

Pauley Creek Peril

Downieville, Calif. – Home to one of the best downhill mountain bike trails anywhere and countless other trails, the North Fork of the Yuba River, Lavezzola and Pauley Creeks, Downieville is a hub for outdoor recreation tucked deep in the Sierra Mountains. Soaked in sunshine, it’s a pick-your-pleasure area. Read more

Connecting the dots of consequence

Reno, Nev. - At first glance, Huslia, Alaska and Bujagali, Uganda might not seem to have much in common with Sundarban, India and Grass Valley, California. What this Web site has taught me more than anything this year is that not only are all these places related, and their fates intertwined, but that what’s going on in each speaks to a growing trend in the delicate balance between human needs and the environment. Read more

Charity programs are still rockin

Fairbanks, Alaska – I got a check in the mail today from Musicians With a Cause band, Junkshow, for $400 in support of Ben Johnson’s efforts to raise money to buy a sit-ski this fall for a Salt Lake adaptive sports program. The timing is perfect because last night I got this text from Ben, “Wanted to let you all know that I started walking today! No more wheel chair, just a cane! Feels so good to be back on my feet.” Read more

Life More Natural, an explanation

I just got some new software that I’m playing around with to explain some of the features of the site. If you click on the photo, it will take you to the page with the YouTube video that I created, which explains a couple of the primary features of any given Top Story. Read more

A weekend of festivities

Reno, Nevada – I’ve heard about the Reno Whitewater Festival for years and this weekend I finally got to go check it out for myself, have a beer, and watch many of the world’s best kayakers throw-down in the play whole that I’ve made my home for the last 10 months. I’m not going to lie, I was pretty impressed. Read more

Green For All on the Colbert Report

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