Tundra Log
Field notes, photographs and slow travel from the top of the world — the Arctic tundra, its wildlife, its weather and the people who live with it.
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Gear for Cold-Weather Hiking: What the Tundra Taught Me
A practical, hard-won guide to dressing and packing for the cold, from the layering system to the small things that save a trip.
Two Icons of the Tundra: Snowy Owl and Musk Ox
A pale owl that hunts in daylight and a shaggy survivor from the Ice Age — two animals that define the open North.
The Arctic Fox: Small Survivor of the Far North
How a cat-sized fox survives winters that would kill most mammals, and why its fortunes rise and fall with the lemmings.
Lapland in Autumn: The Ruska Season
Finnish Lapland's short, blazing autumn — the ruska — is the finest and most underrated time to walk the fells.
Yamal: Journey to the End of the Land
Field notes from the Yamal peninsula, a flat, lake-strewn world of migrating herds, gas flares and endless summer light.
Reindeer Herding: A Living Tradition of the Tundra
A look at how herding peoples across the Arctic live with reindeer, and why the practice is harder than it has ever been.
Chasing the Aurora: A Field Guide to the Northern Lights
How the aurora works, when and where to see it, and how to photograph it without freezing your fingers off.
Permafrost: The Ground That Remembers
What permafrost is, why it is thawing, and what a drunken forest tells you about the ground beneath your boots.