Field Notes: Storytelling Expeditions

“Storyteller” is heading back on trail to create the second edition of Field Notes , a series of storytelling expeditions. This summer, "Storyteller" will hike approximately 500 miles on the Colorado Trail while developing her upcoming project, Field Notes: Across Natural Skyscrapers. Field Notes: Across Natural Skyscrapers is a collection of stories from a 500-mile trek along the Colora...

A 20-year-old embarks on a 272-mile journey of the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America in this documentary radio play about adventure, community, nature, and discovery. In June 2025, Tess “Storyteller” Rowan thru-hiked Vermont’s Long Trail. Along the way, she interviewed fellow hikers and community members, and recorded the rhythms of trail life. Footsteps in the mud, laughter of hikers a...

Listen to the sounds and stories of the Long Trail this Earth Day, April 22nd. A 20-year-old embarks on a 272-mile journey of the oldest long-distance hiking trail in America in this documentary radio play about adventure, community, nature, and discovery. In June 2025, Tess “Storyteller” Rowan thru-hiked the Long Trail. Along the way, she interviewed fellow hikers and community members, and recor...