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Based in Seattle, Wash., within three hours of three national parks, Glenn Nelson is the founder and publisher of The Trail Posse, which documents and encourages diversity and inclusion in the outdoors. He has won several national awards for his writing, photography and Web publishing. A graduate of Seattle University and Columbia University, he was born in Japan and started his career at The Seattle Times. He later founded HoopGurlz.com (now at ESPN), which covered girl’s basketball and college prospects nationally, and helped found Scout.com, a network of college and pro sports websites. Nelson is the primary author of a teen book about the NBA, has been published in numerous magazines and book collections, had a photo in a Smithsonian exhibit, and has been profiled by NPR.

IT’S ALMOST `GRIFFEY TIME’

On June 10, 2024June 10, 2024 By Glenn NelsonIn UncategorizedLeave a comment

By GLENN NELSON June 12, 1988 Publication: THE SEATTLE TIMES Page: C1 Word Count: 2252 SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - It is the bottom of the first in Spirit Land, a.k.a. Fiscalini Field, home of the Class A San Bernardino Spirit. Outfielder Jose Tartabull, younger brother of former Seattle Mariner Danny, is dancing off first base …

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In Bob Kloppenbug I Trusted

On April 18, 2024April 20, 2024 By Glenn NelsonIn Remembrances, Sports3 Comments

Bob Kloppenburg isn’t truly gone because his words and ideas continue to percolate in my head like balls in a bingo cage.

I Admit: I’m a Photographer

On January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 By Glenn NelsonIn Photography1 Comment

My first time as a photographer “in the field” is stored in a place in my memory banks reserved for other indelible firsts—kiss, published story, time I set my eyes upon my daughters. I remember slogging along in a flooded farm field with a small group led by Paul Bannick, the renowned owl expert and …

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Farewell Air Körbes

On December 17, 2018July 26, 2020 By Glenn NelsonIn Sports, The ArtsLeave a comment

A sportswriter’s appreciation of a Jordan-like ballerina quietly retiring at the top of her game.

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