Before Memory Changes It
Rusty Pickett never began keeping journals for anyone else to read. He wrote because memory has a way of shortening the hard climbs, softening the mistakes, and changing a journey into a better story than the one a fellow actually lived.
The Book That Became Many Journals
A Wild Guide began as the field journal of a single wilderness journey. Then Rusty Pickett needed mountains, deserts, forests, rivers, and more room to live each adventure honestly. Here is why one proposed guide became a collection of complete field journals.
Learning to Notice
We spend so much time looking that we often forget to notice. Sometimes the smallest details hold the biggest stories, if we simply slow down long enough to see them.
Welcome to Field Notes
Every journey leaves behind a few notes. Welcome to the journal where ideas, inspiration, and adventure continue beyond the books.