In 2014, so many years ago already, Alex and I had a summer full of road trips. I was based out of Lafayette, Indiana, for reasons that I will not
Continue readingIn 2014, so many years ago already, Alex and I had a summer full of road trips. I was based out of Lafayette, Indiana, for reasons that I will not
Continue readingThe Fickle Business of the Open Pit: 1937 – 2008 1937: Blue Ledge Company sets up underground adits, potential prospect pits, a tramway, and a foundation for a mill that
Continue readingThe ineffable backcountry For the most part, when we escape to the hills or wilderness or backcountry or whatever wonderful name we give the beloved pristine, what we escape from
Continue readingIn the last year, I spent a lot of time staring at two sets of things: maps of Idaho and Seven Dreams: A Book of North American Landscapes by William
Continue readingKinkakuji: The Temple of the Golden Pavilion In 1950, a troubled acolyte burned Kinkakuji (the Temple of the Golden Pavilion) to the ground. Then he tried to kill himself. Is
Continue readingBears yawn low in the valleys; snow pack climbs the hills; streams wet their beds; buffalo teach newborns the joy of dirt; the wild’s new generation grow close to their
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