A scientist, his poetry, Icelandic lure, and the case for planetary patriotism.
Uncle Rex Ornellas+ Haleakalā National Park
A young man, an Island, a Crater, and the sublimity of a sunrise.
The Bradleys + Dinosaur National Monument
Skiing in the Sierras, hanging with John Muir, floating the Yampa, and the family that stopped a dam in its tracks.
Horace Kephart + Great Smoky Mountains National Park
A librarian, the heart of Appalachia, the wayfinding of knapsacks, and a midlife crisis worth honoring
Wangari Maathai + Karura Forest
30,000 women, 51 million trees, one ordinary leader, and a literal world of change.
Venus and Serena Williams + East Rancho Dominguez County Park
Tennis, Fatherhood, Sense of Place, and an Ode to Local Parks
John Wesley Powell + Grand Canyon National Park
The Soldier, the Explorer, the Scientist, and the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
Benton MacKaye + Appalachian National Scenic Trail
The Trail, the Dropout, New England, and a foot of the Wilderness
