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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
While strolling without earbuds Listening to my fellow park denizens Who were… Running while cell phone talking Walking while breaking up with lover Recounting being attacked by a robber […]
On the surface it is a simple, oft told story about family, enjoying outdoor sports, baseball and coming of age. However, Howard Frank Mosher’s new novel, God’s Kingdom provokes deeper […]
Skirting the jagged forest boundary Moving in and out of krummholtz and trees Avoiding numerous stumps and deadfall Closer to the edge finds more delight Seeking the best way between […]
Vermont is best known for maple sugar, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and quixotic politicians. Lesser known are the state’s secluded wilderness areas. One of Vermont’s most obscure and seldom […]
Dense woodland in wintertime dormancy Canopy openings revealing grey light to the horizon Dull, drab outside covering emergent potential inside Waiting for latent growth to be awakened By the rising […]
Whumph, whumph, whumph Sharp noises interrupted a sunny, but cool morning hike on a little used backcountry trail in Shenandoah National Park. Glancing to my right I spied a small […]
Sun light and nature Intertwining two once independent beings creating a new relationship Sun light enhancing nature and, nature reflecting sun light Beauty rising in their union Warming, growing into […]