5 Steps Toward Becoming a Birder
I admit, I’m not that much of a birder. I spent many years studiously ignoring the connections among names, songs, and plumages. Even during the years when being a naturalist was my […]
Category Archives: Nature
Paddling Toward Summer
My newest post is up on the Voyageur Outward Bound School website. Check it out! http://www.vobs.org/paddling-toward-summer/
The Morning Dip
I waved my hand in front of my headlamp, and my leather mitt reflected bluish light. Otherwise, I couldn’t tell that the headlamp was still on. Light had gathered gradually […]
Where 0°F Feels Like Summer
For the first time in days, I watched solid water melt into liquid in the open air. I’d only witnessed the reverse process since we’d started mushing three days before. […]
Strengthening Ice, Strengthening Confidence
December 7th, 2012: The glittering blades of grass were silent beneath my feet as I padded down toward the lake. I’d left my anorak on the dock sections sitting on […]
On Thin Ice
I stuck my hand down the hole I’d just chipped through the ice. My finger tips felt down the irregular wall until they reached the bottom of the ice and […]
2013 Prediction: Northern Lights Galore!
My latest piece for the Voyageur Outward Bound School‘s News from the Field blog discusses aurora borealis predictions and solar cycles. You can find the post here.
The Tree in My Front Yard
The Bradford pear tree in my parents’ front yard often greets me before they do. The tree stands dark green and shaggy against the row of townhouses behind it and […]
Winter Is Coming
Ignore the text on the above National Weather Service forecast for Bozeman. Focus instead on the white and gray shades arranged in six-pointed figures. Perhaps not accurately drawn, these identical […]
Autumn Colors Surprise the BWCAW
A piece I wrote for the Voyageur Outward Bound School‘s News from the Field blog about the coming of autumn to the Boundary Waters: http://www.vobs.org/autumn-colors-surprise-the-bwcaw/
Going to the Mountains, Going Home 