Alaskan Adventure
Not exactly an adventure, but images from my last journey to the Wild Far North.
Tag: wilderness
John Muir’s 182nd!
Naturalist John Muir would be 182 today! Born on April 21, 1838, Muir sauntered his way from Scotland to Wisconsin before walking a thousand miles to the Gulf of Mexico…
Spring in our Steps
Winter fades on the trail behind, as Spring opens on the trail ahead. Interesting explanation of the Early Equinox here: Spring Starts Today (NYT) I was particularly impressed with these…
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…
Mountain Neighbors
Last Sunday, a youthful black bear climbed a walnut tree outside our windows, stretched out and took a long nap like a gorilla. Today, this mama and three cubs ambled…
Moon Park?
Somehow 50 years have gone by since the Moon Landing. A truly amazing event in human history. Now it seems everyone is scrambling to get back there to … do…
Resetting Our Compass
Time to re-set our compass “Something strange is happening.” So says a geophysicist at the University of Leeds in England. Like many in the scientific community, he is mystified by…
