Field Matter
The bow of a yellow kayak pointing across a still lake toward a tree-lined shore. 45.5842° N, 78.3583° W
Algonquin Park · 1 September 2025

Northern Ontario

Field Matter

Tales from ordinary expeditions.

Story · 01

When adventure becomes work.

Alastair Humphreys introduced me to Beau Miles. Both make a living from adventure, and both are uneasy about what the camera does to it.

Alastair Humphreys + Beau Miles · 2024

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Story · 02

How a route enters the world.

Jeffrey McMurtrie, Jack Cornish and Hap and Andrea Wilson cannot agree on whether a path is a drawing, a right, or something you dig.

Jeffrey McMurtrie + Jack Cornish + Hap & Andrea Wilson · 2024

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Story · 03

Quitting, and what you land in.

Mathew Ryder walked his way out of an office. Elton Guillen rode five months south to a promise he made his grandmother.

Mathew Ryder + Elton Guillen · 2024

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Current story · 04

The slow drip, and the shortcut.

Simon Brown and Matteo Pistono teach the slow way, twenty and thirty years into sitting and breathing. WaiFung Tsang studies the people who go to the Amazon for ayahuasca.

Simon Brown + Matteo Pistono + WaiFung Tsang · 2024

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Ray Targosz outdoors.

About

Reported stories.

They begin with ordinary expeditions and selected Trailmark conversations. Changed plans, broken gear, arguments, repairs, and decisions are all here.