The restoration of Grizzly Bears to the North Cascade Mountains
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Trail Report: Beaver Ponds Trail, Yellowstone National Park
Beyond the wooden boardwalks and concrete viewpoints, there is an entire time capsule of wild nature in Yellowstone National Park. Past the signage and rustic architecture exists a wilderness all but unaltered by human presence. If you travel to America’s first national park, and you feel ready- venture out onto one of the many trailsContinue reading “Trail Report: Beaver Ponds Trail, Yellowstone National Park”
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Trail Report: South Plateau Trail, Monte Sano State Park
The city of Huntsville, Alabama sits amid a ring of low slung forested hills. Urban expansion has crept up to those prominences, but a few of those places remain islands of nature. Monte Sano State Park is one such place, a small but well maintained parkland just East of the city center. Rising 1600 feetContinue reading “Trail Report: South Plateau Trail, Monte Sano State Park”
Book Review: The Rarest Bird in the World
The Search for the Nechisar Nightjar “…Maybe it is a sign that the we are at last learning of our origins ad our future, a warning that there is little time left, that our destination is death- we are running out space and the stench of extinction is massing on the horizon. And so discoveringContinue reading “Book Review: The Rarest Bird in the World”
Grizzly Country
https://www.grizzlycountryfilm.com/ I’ve never met Doug Peacock. But he looms large in the American West and if you ever choose to read about Grizzlies, his name will appear over and over. There’s been a cultural war against the Grizzly Bear since European colonists arrived in North America. Humans versus bears- there wasn’t room for bloodthirsty predatorsContinue reading “Grizzly Country”
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Of Wild Places and Other things
It’s been some time since I’ve been able to indulge my passion for all things Nature. As many can probably attest, work and other obligations are the barrier to the outdoors, no matter how close it may be. This blog will be my attempt to educate, share, and participate in the pursuit of wild places.Continue reading “Of Wild Places and Other things”
Of Wild Places 