Our minds are powerful visualization tools, and through our stories we have the ability to transport ourselves back into our experiences—and take others along for the journey. To do so, we need a firm grasp on detail and how to harness it in our writing. Committing your vivid, visceral, tangible, lived stories to the written

All too often, it can be hard to know where to begin when writing about your outdoor adventures, experiences or reflections. You may have a clear vision for the flow, details and ending, and yet the first few sentences elude you. There is no one way to begin a story, but if you want to

Consider the following sentence, and fill in the blank: A story is only as good as it’s __________. Protagonist? Especially as outdoorspeople, when we’re often at the center of the story, this would put enormous pressure on us to live up to some high standard. I reject the notion that we must become perfect protagonists