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Most Wilderness Areas are not really Wilderness

August 9, 2020by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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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mountains, National Parks, Nature, Wilderness

Peace and Poetry in Unexpected Places

November 16, 2019by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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, […]

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mountains, Nature, Poetry, Quotes, Uncategorized

Wildlife’s Revolutionary Impact on North America

January 22, 2018by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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History, National Parks

Park Talk

May 17, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

  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 […]

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Poetry, Wilderness

Self Discovery in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom

January 10, 2016by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Liberty and Freedom, Vermont, Wilderness

On the Edge

December 31, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Poetry, Vermont

Experiencing Quintessential Vermont Wilderness

December 29, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Vermont, Wilderness

Bare limbs

December 26, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Poetry

Bears and the Legacy of the Dispossessed

August 25, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Wilderness

Fleeting connection

August 22, 2015by Gene Procknow Leave a comment

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 […]

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Journal of the American Revolution Articles

  • A Revolutionary Guide to Arlington Cemetery
  • After Yorktown
  • Articles in the Journal of the American Revolution
  • British Fascination with Ethan Allen
  • Burnishing Revolutionary Reputations
  • Did Generals Mismange the Battle of Brooklyn?
  • Ethan Allen: Patriot, Land Promoter or Turncoat?
  • Franklin's Failed Diplomatic Mission
  • General Israel Putnam – Reputation Revisited
  • Independence Lost – Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
  • Inventing Ethan Allen
  • Lafayette – incisive or ascerbic
  • The Best Biographies of the Continental Army Major Generals
  • The British Won the American Revolution
  • Top Five Foreign Continental Army Officers
  • Top Ten American Loyalist Officers
  • Who Led the Green Mountain Boys

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