A road, a wilderness, and a few friends attempting to save it
Category: Opinions
Gifford Pinchot and Oregon Caves National Monument & Preserve
A forest, a forester, and a compromise of Antiquity
Lyle Ruterbories + Glacier National Park
Privatization, warm cookies, chilly nights, and an ode to the campground host
John Marshall + New River Gorge National River
A man, a river, and a Tax Season Survival Guide
Jónas Hallgrímsson + Haukadalur Geothermal Area
A scientist, his poetry, Icelandic lure, and the case for planetary patriotism.
Wangari Maathai + Karura Forest
30,000 women, 51 million trees, one ordinary leader, and a literal world of change.
John Wesley Powell + Grand Canyon National Park
The Soldier, the Explorer, the Scientist, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Lady Bird Johnson + Redwood National Park
The Johnsons, Nixon, the Redwoods, and the harmony of bipartisanship
Lynn Hill + Yosemite National Park
The Nose, the Impossible, the Climb, and a tale of coming home
Gary Snyder + Yosemite National Park
Poetry, the Sierras, a dying doe, and the spark of trail crew inspiration
Tom Frost + Camp 4 National Historic Site
Climbing, Preservation, Significance, and the campground that wouldn’t die
John Muir + Tongass National Forest
Hope, Glaciers, Canoes, and the wise words of an American immigrant.
