A Lively Piece from Writer, Editor, and Good Friend Jon Bell

I’ve known Jon Bell for a long time, and we have shared some spectacular adventures together exploring places like Broken Top, Mount Adams, and Mt. St. Helens. Jon is also a talented writer and editor, author of a terrific book about our home mountain titled On Mount Hood and a key early reader and editor of Follow the Sun. His profile of me and my new book is a lively read, packed with gorgeous photos from our various adventures and misadventures together.

A Profile from Portland State University

Portland State University has published an in-depth profile of MBA alumnus and Follow the Sun author Ben Jacklet, focusing on his experience returning to school at age 50 to and his subsequent mid-career transition into renewable energy. The article describes Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions as “a book that needed to be written.” You can read the profile, titled “More than a Career Pivot,” here.

Positive press from Elemental Energy

Portland-based Elemental Energy recently introduced readers and solar clients to Ben Jacklet with a profile that emphasizes his work in the solar industry and his newly published book, Follow the Sun: Around the World in Search of Solar Solutions. Jacklet started working at Elemental Energy in May of 2025, not long after returning from the round-the-world journey that provided the material for Follow the Sun. You can read the article here.