Robert Sapolsky and Lisa Share published the forest troop findings in PLoS Biology in 2004; the paper is open access. Sapolsky’s memoir of those seasons, A Primate’s Memoir, is the best entry to his work. The trip in this story was run through Nootka Wilderness Lodge, on the outer coast of Vancouver Island, and you can book one for yourself. nootkawildernesslodge.com
Kyle Thiermann is a writer, filmmaker, and longtime Patagonia surf ambassador from Santa Cruz, California. His first book, One Last Question Before You Go, came out in 2025. @kyle_tman, kylethiermann.com
Christa Funk is a surf photographer on the North Shore of Oahu. A Coast Guard Academy graduate, she was the first woman to shoot the Eddie Aikau Invitational from the water. @instaclamfunk, cfunkphoto.com
The Mancos Shale was laid down roughly ninety million years ago on the floor of the Western Interior Seaway. Where it erodes into badlands, it makes
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