What I’m reading | Eating Stone: Imagination and the Loss of the Wild – Ellen Meloy
Reading Ellen Meloy is like inhabiting a naturalist’s body and an artist’s brain, glassing for bighorns while breathing hot dust.
Occasional short pieces on books I’m reading, almost always about public lands, outdoor recreation, environmental history, and adventure.
Reading Ellen Meloy is like inhabiting a naturalist’s body and an artist’s brain, glassing for bighorns while breathing hot dust.
It’s raining, it’s pouring, and hiking season feels a long way off. No worries. Pick up these three hiking memoirs and be transported into the wilderness.
California’s giant sequoias have been the object of fascination and commodification for nearly 200 years. Former park ranger Tweed traces their history In this comprehensive, engaging account.
With a thousand miles of big empty to cross, writer Annick Smith finds a chocolate lab makes an excellent travel companion.
Eruption: The Untold Story of Mt. St. Helens, will have you questioning what you thought you knew about the most powerful natural disaster in US history.