Read the Land & Listen to its Messengers
Brushing a sticky, silken strand from my face, I know my steps are the first, at least…
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birds | camping | flowers | Nature | Wilderness
Song of the Summer: Swainson’s Thrush Aria
From Glacier National Park to Oregon’s coastal forests, one bird sings its way into our hearts all…
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Communing with a Cormorant Colony- the purposeful watch
Flute song spirals up into the trees along the coastal trail to the pelagic cormorant colony. Swainson’s…
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Low Tide Revelation
Egrets like moon slivers Shine in the morning light Stalk the edge of eelgrass And the still…
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birds | butterflies | conservation | Nature | Philosophy | running
Dream Only Large Dreams
“Dream only large dreams, for they have the power to fire people’s souls.” …
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For Mother’s Day- Sharing the Osprey’s Gaze
My mother and I watch an osprey circle the pond. White and black against blue sky. Powerful strokes….
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Running the Badlands Wilderness
Every step in the Badlands Wilderness is a cushioned landing on sand. Every breath inhaled is far from…
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By-the-wind Sailors Carry a Blue Message
The beach is blue, as if some crazed artist had dyed every foam line on this spring…
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Riding the Storm like Waves of Seabirds
Everything here on the Oregon coast in a storm comes in waves – the bands of heavy…
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birds | conservation | Nature | Rivers | trees
Not Lost Yet: Saving the Lostine River Corridor
“A road is a dagger placed in the heart of a wilderness” – William O. Douglas Look…
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