Chance encounter
Mother and cub foraging in Tahoe National Forest. All calm and peaceful. However, I hope the cub can fatten up to survive the winter.
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Peace and Poetry in Unexpected Places
Conventional wisdom is that hikers must travel well into the backcountry to find peace, serenity, and solace from everyday concerns. However, this was not the case on a raw, overcast, […]
Why Climb a Mountain Without a View?
On a stormy eve before a planned mountain climb, the weather report was promising – fair and sunny with little chance of rain. The climbing reviews advised spectacular views from […]
A visit to Vermont’s Mt. Ethan Allen
The Green Mountains are Vermont’s most iconic images which dominate the vistas almost everywhere in the state. The second most iconic image is that of Green Mountain Boy Colonel Ethan […]
As Seasons Change
Originally posted on nature has no boss:
When the seasons change there is nothing more to do do but sit and watch the show. Because the show must go on.…
General Richard Montgomery – “An American Icon”
A Book Review Shelton, Hal T. General Richard Montgomery and the American Revolution: From Redcoat to Rebel. New York: New York University Press, 1994. Along with Dr. Joseph Warren, Maj. […]
The Battle of Brooklyn – The Revolutions most under recognized and misreported battle!
My vote for the most under recognized and misreported battle in the American Revolution goes to the Battle of Brooklyn. Even its name is misreported as many historians refer to […]
Placing the American Revolution in Global Perspective
By Steven Pincus Sometime in 1766 or 1767, Ezra Stiles, the popular minister of Newport, Rhode Island, and the future president of Yale College, catalogued the “struggles for liberty and […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 