Modern Hiker Newsletter

How to write narrative nonfiction books and podcasts, plus a place for all my work that won't be a book or a podcast.

The Westrn is a collective of professional writers and journalists focused on storytelling in the outdoor space. We publish a quarterly 32-page newspaper serving the outdoor community as part of our Substack subscription.

I love to walk, listen, and make music.

This is my personal page for news and notes and stuff like that. Just keeping you up to date.

A listing of movies worth watching in Portland, Oregon

Hello! I’m Jon Norris, a professional landscape photographer and guide for Joshua Tree National Park. I share essential landscape photography tips, plus my images, thoughts, and musings. I look forward to helping you improve your photography!

Written and visual dispatches from our least understood, least protected, and largely unknown public lands managed by the BLM. Part guidebook, inspiration, and travelogue.

This Substack is both a newsletter and a deep dive into the practices of Lauren Bon and Metabolic Studio. Follow for Studio updates, literature, images, interviews, discussions, sketches, videos and more.

What gets me outdoors in a city famous for cars, concrete, and freeways.

Ann Telnaes- Artist, visual storyteller, creator of "Open Windows"

the political machinations of conservation and outdoor recreation

A sporadic journal about song-making and story-writing

Walking into a better world. Literally.

The reader is my notebook

Natural history, environmental issues, and other ruminations from the Mojave Desert by Chris Clarke