Uprooted, an eco/travel blog

Durham’s tobacco fields are disappearing under miles of roads, but its Southern manners and natural beauty hold strong.

My arrival at Earthship Biotecture kicks off a green-building adventure in the high desert of Taos, New Mexico.

Eco-architecture is only for the rich—or so I thought. But guess what I found in Boston’s green-building scene?

How a group of artists created a sustainable life on the waterways of New York–and what we can learn from their shortcomings.

This is the third in a three-part post on bike culture. Read all about community bike shops or anarchy, bike jousting and two-wheeled social protest… or scroll down for the fun stuff.
I was going to write a post on the art of the underground bike scene, but these photos tell the story better themselves. So, [...]

Most places I visit, I stay a while; Chicago, however, was an exception. I would’ve liked to stay longer: the July sun was high and the neighborhood gardens were flourishing, and it seemed like the perfect time to run around a town I’d heard tons about. Plus, I wanted to hang out with some of [...]

It’s beautiful in Austin: Texas hill country, with low rolling treebanks as far as the eye can see. The Colorado River rambles through the middle of town, and scores of springs bring forth cool water even in the hottest months. You can hear great music wherever you go, and there’s art on every corner. But [...]

Even the best ideas can be taken too far. The story of a beautiful home, and how it was lost.