Tag Archives: Wilderness

Into the Wild

Posted on December 15, 2017 by admin

I recently re-read the book “Into the wild” by John Krakauer.  The story is based on the true story of Christopher John McCandless, a college graduate from an upper middle-class family who turned his back on convention to quiet his … Continue reading →

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Dens, burrows, tunnels and magic portals….

Posted on September 20, 2016 by admin

When I am in the forest, my senses are usually in delightful overload.  All around me stories of wild life are being told, layered within hues of gold and green, russets, tangerines, grays and blacks, hidden in symbiotic textures of … Continue reading →

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Beauty in the dung heap

Posted on July 6, 2016 by admin

It can be a difficult topic for some and I certainly understand why. Let’s just get all the troubling names for it right up front.  Dung, droppings, scat, piles, meadow muffins, do-do, leavings, poo, pies, all words that conjure images that are … Continue reading →

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In a friendship with flowers

Posted on May 19, 2016 by admin

  I have often heard or read the phrase “He or she has a good relationship with the land.”  As I devote more and more of my free time to exploring wild places, I more deeply understand what that means.  A … Continue reading →

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