Searching for the ghost of Russian novelist Mikhail Lermontov (1814-41) in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photographs by Oleg Gritskevich.
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Letter from Abkhazia
A journey through a Russian client state on the Black Sea.
Harper’s Magazine
Edited by Christopher Cox. Photographs by mirzOyan.
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Mongolia Rising
Mongolia strikes it rich on gold and coal.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photograph by Lauren Knapp.
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The Elwha River Runs Free
The Elwha was dammed a hundred years ago. Then in 2011, the feds began tearing down the river’s two dams, to the delight of the Lower Elwha Klallam Indians, who have fished the river for centuries.
The Washington Post Magazine
Edited by David Rowell. Photos by Chris Wilson.
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Wheat Noir
When a few stalks of rogue, genetically modified wheat sprouted on an Oregon farm, the US Department of Agriculture would not disclose the whereabouts of the wheat. Monsanto, which engineered the seeds, was likewise keeping mum. So I began searching. Photo by Natalie Behring.
Bloomberg Businessweek
Edited by Brad Weiners.
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Naked Joe
In August, 1913, pudgy middle-aged Joe Knowles stepped naked into the woods of Maine, to see if he could live as a primitive man. When he returned home to Boston two months later, clad in a bearskin, 200,000 people greeted him.
Boston Magazine
Edited by Toby Lester.
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Stairway to Hell
Inside the arcane world of competitive stair racing.
The New York Times Magazine
Edited by Dean Robinson. Photograph by Stephen Ferry.
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The Long Way Home
Fourteen years ago, Karl Bushby set out to hike 36,000 miles across four continents. He’s still trying to get home.
Backpacker
Edited by Dennis Lewon. Photograph by Holly Wilmeth.
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America’s Best Bike City
Why Portland is number one.
Bicycling
Edited by Dave Howard.
Photograph by Charles Gullung.
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