Jordan Fisher Smith

Author, Sierra Nevada mountains, Northern California

Jordan Fisher Smith is a former park ranger and the author of Nature Noir (2005) and Engineering Eden: A Violent Death, a Federal Trial, and the Struggle to Restore Nature in Our National Parks (2016). His essays have been published by The New Yorker, Orion, Discover, Men’s Journal and other outlets.

Written by Jordan Fisher Smith

Black and white photo of a man walking towards a lighthouse by the sea with his hands behind his back.

How to wander

Whether in a city or the wilderness, near or far, there’s joy to be had in a journey where the destination doesn’t matter

by Jordan Fisher Smith