Are all extreme skiers, paddlers, climbers and riders really chased down the mountain, up the mountain or over the waves by frightful gnomes pulling the puppet strings of their brain…
Mountain Life columnist Jon Turk talks lions, myth, and storytelling in his latest book. Words :: Feet Banks. Jon Turk is not only Mountain Life’s original columnist, he’s also our resident expert…
Live it Up with Mountain Life is a collection of conversations about life in the wilderness with the people who do it best. It’s another feather in our multimedia cap.…
words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. Tiny spring leaves formed an iridescent green sheath around the ocotillo stalks that swayed gently in the breeze. As we pulled…
Words :: Jon Turk // illustration :: Dave Barnes. I’m standing on a snowy ridge, with a gentle breeze dusting bits and balls of last night’s powder off the tree…
Adventurer Jon Turk tells us how to find that hidden and evanescent wormhole that can reduce a barrier to a speed bump on the long, strange trip. words :: Jon…
I had been to the Holy Stone a decade ago, travelling by snow machine with people who knew the country. At motorized speed, landmarks don’t imprint on your brain as well as…