Sandhill Cranes of Bosque del Apache Light the Dawn
In the pre-dawn hours, we watch their shadowy forms on the shallow waters of the Rio Grande…
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Sea Otters Rocking in the Kelp Forest
Rocking on the sea, wrapped in kelp, sea otters float on their backs. They raise…
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kayaking | Nature | Philosophy
Kayaking With Stars Above & Below: Bioluminescence in Tomales Bay, California
Stars are sparking from my fingertips. I dip my hand into the night waters of Tomales Bay…
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birds | conservation | Nature
California Coast: Moonlight, Redwoods & a Long & Winding Road
(Written on October 30th, early morning) When your day starts with a 4 a.m. beach walk under…
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Reciprocity: Giving Back to What Gives to Us
Forget the word sustainability. Embrace instead, “reciprocity.” The waters and salmon feed us. The deer feed us….
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Halcyon Hot Springs: Kingfisher brings Happiness
“O magic sleep! O comfortable bird . That broodest o’er the troubled sea of the mind Till it…
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Fireweed: Of Seeds and Circles of Life
I’m hiking up Welcome Creek Wilderness through the old burn. Fireweed lines the trail by the sinuous…
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Sunlight in a Forest: Illuminations on St Mary’s Peak
Hiking down from St Mary’s Peak that towers high on the eastern flank of the immense Selway-Bitterroot…
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Singing in the Stones: Chaco Revisited
The tour guide for Pueblo Bonito gathers us in a half circle to share a story she…
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Reading Hafiz: Off Kilter on the Uncompahgre National Forest
I feel like I’m on a ship listing permanently to one side. Waking up this morning in…
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