AJ 19 • Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Mementos, Notes, and Fragments Issue 19 01 Snow and Ice Monsters Have Invaded the Ski Slopes of Japan Nobody does monsters like the Japanese. In the twentieth century, Godzilla ruled popular culture (sorry, Mothra), but there are many more monsters in Japanese lore, hundreds of them stretching back … Read more
Spelunker-cartographers have spent decades in Kentucky surveying one of the world’s longest caves
I want it to snow and never stop. I want big, black storm clouds—not those wimpy gray ones—to cover the land from here to the horizon and beyond. I want flakes the size of dinner plates, blizzards that last for weeks, and powder so deep you need spelunking gear if you lose a ski. I’m … Read more
How a tiny corner of West Virginia became an unlikely gathering place of cross-country ski culture
A Utah university has created the first collection of industry marketing materials and media
Meet the woman who elevated what we talk about when we talk about mountains
Proper adventure isn’t about the self, but about the land, strange creatures, and the poetry of people