Several weeks ago our old dog Leo, who had been with Kristina since she adopted him as a puppy, passed away. When she got him he was very anxious and afraid of the world, but with the help of a good dog trainer Kristina had made the world safe for him and given him a good life. Kristina felt the best way to … More Danger and Delight in Devil’s Playground
Last summer Kristina and I visited her family in North Carolina. We spent some time hanging out with her family in Charlotte and Asheville, and also spent some time at the historic Firefly Cabin that we rented from the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. We drove around and visited a bunch of the beautiful towns in … More Southern Appalachian Wilderness Hike
Several years ago I took a couple of Utah State University botany classes taught by botanist Sherel Goodrich, co-author of Uinta Basin Flora (Goodrich and Neese, 1986) and Uinta Flora (Goodrich and Huber, 2020). Learning from Goodrich was an amazing experience that deepened my knowledge of, and interest in, the plants of the mountains and … More Weird Trees: Encountering the Bristlecone Pines of Indian Canyon
Employees of the Ashley National Forest (the Ashley) are working on a forest plan revision, and as part of that process they’ve been inventorying and evaluating areas for potential addition to the national wilderness preservation system. Ever since I was a child I’ve felt passionate about wild places,
Kristina and I have made an annual holiday tradition of watching “It’s a Wonderful Life” – with its message about one person’s life making a difference to so many other lives. This seems especially pertinent to me now because over the past several months so many people I was connected with passed away – including … More Wonderful Lives
Uintah Wildman 