http://marksundeen.com/blog/ en-us 2010-01-22T19:01:34-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000063.html Who but Travis LaFrance could have THREE different languages just in the title of his book? The French translation of The Making of Toro is out in March from Editions Gallmeister. It's thrilling to be included in the publisher's... Mark Sundeen 2010-01-22T19:01:34-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000062.html ON the first night, I cracked the bedside window an inch, and awoke, who knows when, with snowflakes on my face. A new story in the New York Times.... Mark Sundeen 2010-01-22T18:44:32-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000061.html Oh dear: Rudi has thrown another wobbly. This time his tantrum is directed at a folding canvas bush chair that he is booting across the African desert. "Why can’t one goddamn bastard of a thing ever work as simply... Mark Sundeen 2008-09-10T14:22:07-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000059.html AS a young man drifting in desert, I acquired a valuable bit of wisdom: when you come across a cave, you should go inside, and, if possible, spend the night. This chestnut has served me well through the years, and... Mark Sundeen 2008-08-09T14:49:45-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000060.html Or something like that. Photos by Aaron Fallon.... Mark Sundeen 2008-08-09T14:03:37-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000058.html The March issue of Outside Magazine runs my story on the Udall family: former secretary of Interior Stewart Udall, his son Tom and his nephew Mark. Both Mark and Tom are US congressmen, running for Senate in 2008 in New... Mark Sundeen 2008-03-09T11:24:23-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000057.html The October issue of The Believer runs my true account of my metamorphosis from desert dropout to blogger on the Howard Dean presidential campaign, and subsequent pandemonium. Drawing by Tony Millionaire. Sorry: the comments section is broken, and I... Mark Sundeen 2007-10-01T10:58:53-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000055.html I have a new story about driving 1700 miles from Canada to Mexico on a two-lane highway in the April issue of National Geographic Adventure. It's online here. Plus a radio interview with me on National Geographic World Talk and... Mark Sundeen 2007-03-28T20:07:36-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000056.html My story on wandering the Crimean coast of the Black Sea is in the April issue of Men's Journal. It's not online. Here's an excerpt: Sure, the stinking heaps were a bummer, but ultimately they’d be easier to remedy... Mark Sundeen 2007-03-28T20:02:42-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000050.html Check the New York Times Magazine of October 8 for my profile of Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer. Photo by Catherine Ledner for The New York Times It’s fun being governor of Montana. Just watch Brian Schweitzer bouncing around the streets... Mark Sundeen 2007-01-08T20:22:22-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000053.html Photo by Bonny Makarowicz. From the New York Times, Sunday November 19. "ARE you skiers?” asked the desk clerk at the Best Western. When we said yes, she explained that they had certain rules: no skis in the rooms,... Mark Sundeen 2006-11-21T13:13:11-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000051.html Surfing in Alaska, from the November issue of Outside Magazine. Photos by Stephen Ziegler. Here's an excerpt: JUST AFTER DAWN one morning, Fletcher and I are bouncing down a dirt road in a big rented Chevy truck, looking for... Magazine Stories Mark Sundeen 2006-11-05T00:47:50-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000049.html I have a story in the October issue of Outside about running the Middle Fork of the Flathead river. Photo by Joe Pugliese. MY FRIEND NATE CROSS was turning 40 and wanted to take a river trip. The months... Mark Sundeen 2006-10-02T13:41:26-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000048.html I have a new story out in the August issue of The Believer called The Man Who Would Be Jack London. It is a profile of a Jack London impersonator and I think it is my best published story. You... Magazine Stories Mark Sundeen 2006-08-06T13:49:33-05:00 http://marksundeen.com/blog/archives/000046.html I have a new story in the New York Times about driving around Iceland during the summer solstice. It also includes my first-ever audio slide show. The photo above is of Mel Gilles (right) slipping into Viking-period regalia at... Mark Sundeen 2006-06-17T12:27:31-05:00