On December 21, 2016, at 5:44 AM EST, the sun reached its southernmost extent in our sky, yielding the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. “Solstice” derives from the Latin “sol,” meaning sun, and “sistere,” meaning “to make stand.” A deceptively simple phenomenon, it belies a glorious contradiction: a …
Ice Patch Archaeology
Below is an article I published in Distinctly Montana Magazine last December. Every day I become aware of at least one more study on the negative effects of climate change. It can be overwhelming. The more I learn about climate change, the more I want to ignore it and, instead, wrap myself in the snowy cocoon of Yellowstone and …
Notes from the Road: Caverns and Cranes
“In wildness is the preservation of the world." Henry …
Examining the Strenuous Life
My husband is an ocean guy. I'm more for the mountains, for the pain and glory of the pursuit. I used to think this signified laziness on his part and hardiness on my own. I don't think that anymore. Six months of daily walks beside the marshes of Jamaica Bay has convinced me of two things: one, that the …
Notes from the Road: Texas
“You may all go to hell, and I will go to Texas." Davy Crockett From …
Writing the Wild 