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Robert Moor

Robert Moor is the author of On Trails: An Exploration. He lives in British Columbia.

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Left, the Great Barrier Reef; right, the author eating a mango on Whitehaven Beach
Australia-Pacific

We're Here to See the Great Doomed Thing

What do you do after surviving a near-death experience? Visit a dying natural wonder, of course. After his husband suffers a stroke at the age of 40, our writer plans the trip of a lifetime to the Great Barrier Reef—and discovers new meaning in the term "last-chance tourism."

Finding motivation to go outdoors when it's raining isn't always easy—but it's almost always worth it.
Exploration & Survival

In Praise of Rain

What ruins one man's day can transform another's

A Caucasian person is hiking through Ben Lomond by Loch Lomond, Scotland. The person is on a dirt path with long grass on each side. The sky is pale yellow with a few clouds. There are dark mountains in the background and a lake in between the path and the mountains.
Books & Media

The Great Trail Debate: Why Wilderness Needs More Trails

Should we ban the construction of any more trails into the wilderness? Robert Moor, author of the new book, 'On Trails,' says we should build more.

The essence of herding is not domination, but dance.
Books & Media

Learning the Vanishing Art of Navajo Shepherding

In an excerpt form Robert Moor's new book, 'On Trails,' the author attempts to guide sheep on foot with some of the nation’s last traditional shepherds