Lowering the dogs...
This is an excerpt from my memoir, A River Knows My Name that is a continuation from the Over Our Heads story I posted on April 21st. Perhaps revisiting that before proceeding with this might be helpful.…
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Journey to the Arctic and a Plea For Solidarity in the Gwich'in Struggle
In 1991, I took what would amount to a ten-year break from teaching. I spent that summer reading Tolstoy and salvaging scrap wood from construction sites to build a cabin on a fellow rainforest activist’s land. It was to be…
Read moreExtreme Skiing and Chicken Fries
Here's a film my son Casey made with his friends last year up at Mt. Baker and Shuksan Arm. I was speechless when I first saw this. He's the young man in the reddish orange coat and the one in…
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Sights from the Bow
Fasten your seatbelts for an astonishing journey through Glacier Bay National Park including one-of-a-kind wildlife encounters. A feast for the eyes and imagination as well as an important lesson in history. Thanks to Kurt Dunbar for another unforgettable piece:
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Bogachiel 2005 - A Unique Rite of Passage
When we talk about rites of passage, we often think of some ritual or experience that commemorates the passage from adolescence to adulthood. But, there are other rites of passage that involve transitions no less important. These are rites-of-passage that…
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Natural Connections Lead to Real Curiosity
Any teacher can attest to the fact that students have a lot to say about their education, and I have heard repeatedly from my high school students, that much of their frustration lies in being cooped up indoors listening to…
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Killing and Hunting
Sometimes our behavior and experience brings us into direct confrontation with our value systems and we're forced to make a choice. Here's another gem by Kurt Dunbar.
“You are right about the poor badger. I blew him up. I left…
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Over Our Heads
Here's another excerpt from my upcoming memoir, A River Knows My Name. Sometimes in life you just have to believe that the way forward will only appear after you step out of your comfort zone. I hope you enjoy:
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Crazy Ivan
I wasn't far into the story before a familiar feeling of dread welled up in me. I knew that this hunting trip in the desert with Crazy Ivan was not going to go according to plan. I'm glad you survived…
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One Last Look
The following story is a great reminder to always look back (unless you're running for your life I suppose). You never know what you might otherwise miss. Thanks to Beth Redman for submitting this:
I hiked the estuary loop at…
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