Neil Schulman
Conservation
Welcome Back, Otter
I’m drinking coffee on a seaside rock on Knight Island, Prince William Sound, Alaska. From the velvety fog comes a surprisingly loud crunch. It continues for twenty seconds. Then...
Reflections
The Inescapable Truth About 30 Years Of Sudden Change...
I’m looking for my lunch rock from 30 years ago. The summer Germany reunified after the Berlin Wall came down, I worked at an Alaskan visitor center at a...
Destinations
Enjoy Year-Round Kayaking And Unlimited Routes In Portland
If you wanted to design the perfect paddling town, here’s what you might do. Place it at the junction of two broad rivers, one threading all the way from...
Reflections
How Alaska’s most iconic paddling paradise escaped extinction
I’m lounging on a gravel bar, drinking a beer after a long day on the river and a long search for camp. The Tatshenshini River rushes by snow-capped mountains...
Reflections
Is the high price of Gore-Tex really worth it?
We’re standing at a trail junction in the October rain, stuffing our faces with trail mix. It’s a damp, cold, off-season backpacking trip sometime in my young adulthood. “Uh-oh,”...
Rock the Boat
How To Protect Your Favourite Kayaking Spots
Navigating the balance between protecting and destroying our favourite wild places
Reflections
Oil Still Effects Sea Kayaking Destination Exxon Valdez
30 years after Exxon Valdez, oil still lingers just below the surface.
Reflections
Paddling Heals And Endures, But It Isn’t Eternal
The river and the sea aren't eternal, we just think they are.
Rock the Boat
How Efficiency Could Ruin Sea Kayaking’s Soul
Neil Schulman talks about the importance of patience.
