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 […]
Tag Archives: Nature
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, […]
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 […]
Park Talk
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 […]
Self Discovery in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom
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 […]
On the Edge
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 […]
Experiencing Quintessential Vermont Wilderness
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 […]
Bare limbs
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 […]
Bears and the Legacy of the Dispossessed
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 […]
Fleeting connection
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 […]
Early American History, Nature and The Human Spirit 