

The ‘right to roam’ on 99% Invisible
Today I’m featured in an episode of the podcast 99% Invisible. The subject is the right to roam in the U.K., with special focus on the...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 27, 2018


The Cost of Camping
In many parts of North America, the cost of camping has become outrageously expensive. I got a fresh reminder of this on a recent...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 22, 2018

Walden on Wheels, the photographed edition
In my last post, for the fifth anniversary of my first book, I did a little reflecting on the sales history of Walden on Wheels. This got...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 21, 2018


“Walden on Wheels” is Five Years Old: A Sales Report
May 15, 2018 marked the five-year anniversary of the publication of Walden on Wheels. While my career as a writer has had its ups and...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 18, 2018


The Wall Street Journal reviews my book
My book release for This Land Is Our Land has been quiet. I’d gotten positive reviews from Kirkus, Booklist, the Greensboro News and...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 15, 2018


The Great Plains Trail
I have a piece in Backpacker this month on the “Great Plains Trail.” In March 2015, I walked the trail with founder Steve Myers, for 100...
Ken Ilgunas
Jun 9, 2018