Most Wilderness Areas are not really Wilderness
The US Department of Agriculture designates certain remote sections of National Forests as Wilderness areas to preserve and protect them in a presumed natural state. However, taking a close look […]
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Stillness
Solstice shadows marking forest openings Stillness screaming meditative musings Soaring sky endless blue bright Softening senses revealing delight
Wildlife’s Revolutionary Impact on North America
Book Review Smalley, Andrea L. Wild by Nature: North American Animals Confront Colonization. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2017. It’s not often when two of your most fervent passions, the […]
Innovatively designed Fireplaces are Examples of an Underappreciated Architectural Genius
When you think about famous architects, Frank Lloyd Wright or Frank Gehry come to mind. However, a lessor known and equally innovative contemporary of these famous architects, Mary Colter designed […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 