Andes to Amazon 2025
Nature Journaling Adventure: Andes to Amazon 2025 Do you want to go on a nature journaling adventure with a select team of nature journalers and Marley Peifer as your leader? […]
Why I like Nature Journaling in the Cloud Forest
First, the good parts. Nature journaling in the cloud forest is especially fun and exciting because of the mind-boggling diversity of colors, textures, plants, and creatures. I can think of […]
Nature Journal in the Amazon?
We sketch piranhas in a canoe while blue and yellow macaws fly overhead. Red howler monkeys roar and prehistoric-looking hoatzin birds watch us drift by. You already have three types […]
How to Nature Journal Tidepools in Costa Rica
I have done lots of nature journaling in tidepools in California but right now I’m going to show you how to nature journal tidepools in Costa Rica!….Did I mention I […]
If I could only have one item of clothing…
I can’t wait to share with you some of the stories from my latest nature journaling adventure. But before I do, I wanted to show you a product that helped […]
What I did This Winter
Happy new year everyone! I’m excited for all the cool plans I have for providing fun and valuable content and art this year. But to start with I’m gonna share […]
On the Trail of a Journaler
Do you know someone who has an interesting journal-keeping practice or story? If so, I would love to know because I’m lining up people to interview.
Book Review: The Four Hour Workweek
Regardless of whether working four hours a week is possible or even desirable this book presents a refreshing perspective that is intrinsically valuable. The “Four Hour Workweek” by Timothy Ferriss […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Day Six
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Day Five
In this audiorecording, I continue to describe more of my adventures and observations with the Hadza hunter gatherers of Tanzania. This time, I visit a different group and describe more […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza and Cultural Tourism
On my third day with the Hadza I tag along with the women for a little bit to learn about some of the plant resources they gather and use. When […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Hadza Hunt Day Two
On my second day out hunting with the Hadza I experimented with doing audiorecordings during the trip instead of trying to take notes in my small pocket notebook. It was […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Ngorongoro to Karatu
During my trip to Tanzania, I used my nature journal and my pocket notebook for drawing and writing and I used my phone for photos, short videos, and audio recordings. […]
Spoken Reflections From Tanzania: Manyara to Arusha
During my trip to Tanzania, I used my nature journal and my pocket notebook for drawing and writing and I used my phone for photos, short videos, and audio recordings. […]
Spoken Reflections from Tanzania: Day 1
During my trip to Tanzania, I used my nature journal and my pocket notebook for drawing and writing and I used my phone for photos, short videos, and audiorecordings. With […]
Back From Tanzania
Much recognition to Jack Laws for his genius and courage in conceiving of the 2017 Nature Journal Safari! I am extremely grateful that he invited me to come on as […]
Nature Journal Safari and Hadzabe Tag a Long
A week from today I will be getting on a plane heading to East Africa and Tanzania. I have been preparing for months. I will visit the world renowned serengeti […]
Flashback: Eating Bidodiversity
In this article, I describe a typical armadillo-hunting expedition and some of my personal reflections around what it means to eat “exotic” animals. It is an excerpt from my blog […]