The sun had already set as our vans arrived at a cabin near Lake Chautauqua during a cold winter night in February 2018. Nearly 20 of us...

The reason why I choose The Wild as my intensive is because I love the outdoors. This is likely because where I grew up and the people...

You might be surprised to learn that at one time, a 20min drive from my home in Solon, OH, was the largest amusement park on the planet....

After sitting inside my dark household all day, I decided it would be in my best interest to go for a walk. I grabbed my headphones and...

Over the weekend I did a solo in the woods behind my house and it did not go as I expected it to. Cameron and I were probably 100 feet...

An informal, Frazier and Dillard inspired essay: Terry and her mother have an almost disturbingly fearless approach to carcasses. Terry,...

We got out of the car and started loading the kayaks into the water. People were all around us bustling their boats into the lake and...

May 28th As the intensive enters its final stretch, I feel myself and my mind slowly transitioning from the critical thinking and...

The solo experience over the weekend was oddly familiar to me. When I was not reading Refuge, I felt the same boredom and impatience that...

3.5 x 5.5 inches Towards the evening of my solo, I realized I had not eaten anything, so I began to make a fire. But as I was kindling...

Sunday, 5:30pm It’s Sunday and it’s been incredibly hot today. It was up to 85 degrees and my body is covered in sweat. I started my solo...

"Ticking away the moments that make up a dull day Fritter and waste the hours in an offhand way. Kicking around on a piece of ground in...

May 26th It has now been a full day since I have returned from my solo trip and aside from the innumerable amounts of mosquito bites and...

I kept switching sectors, so I decided to map it in order to force myself to stick to one spot. I was not entirely sure how to go about...

Yesterday I received a supply of guidebooks from the school and a pair of binoculars. I had been looking forward to collecting these...

We pulled in the parking lot and made our way to the gravel path lined with trees filling out with their blossoms and many wildflowers....

May 21st This past Sunday I traveled to Mentor and hiked in the forest that is adjacent to the yacht club and boarders Lake Erie. It was...

May 20th This weekend has been extra busy for me, as I have been trying my best to fit working out, basketball, baseball, schoolwork, and...

I am currently in the process of rewatching the Lord of the Rings trilogy with my younger sister. We have watched and rewatched and...