We Are Wilderness: John Muir
In these fearfully uncertain times, when “self-isolating” and “social distancing” send us into defensive self-protection, the wise and wild words of Muir echo through the fresh, healthy mountain air. As…
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The Mind Has Mountains
Woke up to 22 degrees and light, silent snow. Living beauty in the mountains. “Wild air, world-mothering air, Nestling me everywhere …” Found my old crumbling copy of Gerard Manley…
Trails of Trees, Time and Tears
We “nested” in a no-wifi cabin over the New Year. Situated above the confluence/convergence of two singing mountain streams, the little place invited rest and retreat. The “silent sound”…
Boots, Roots & Shoots
Boots, Roots and Shoots: Mountains in the Mind (a short essay on seeking home in the higher lands) Walking with hurried steps to elementary school in my hillside hometown of…
