Forests on fire: Rejoining the fretful race
In the morning we noticed that the area around our picnic table was a city for voles, having been cleared … Continue reading Forests on fire: Rejoining the fretful race
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Leaving the Grid: Passage across a charred landscape
If not for the giant scars on the margins of its valley, Silver City would be on my short list … Continue reading Leaving the Grid: Passage across a charred landscape
Journey to the Source: Psychic renewal in the Gila Wilderness
As modern living grows tenser in multiple ways, and as the Southwestern summer moves in for a chokehold, the reaction … Continue reading Journey to the Source: Psychic renewal in the Gila Wilderness
Last looks, fond farewells
For a very long time, most people who were even aware of the Pinacate Biosphere, knew it only as an … Continue reading Last looks, fond farewells
On I’itoi’s estate: From the flanks of a shield volcano
The northern plain of the Pinacate preserve is stunning – with its two spectacular but very different maar craters, its … Continue reading On I’itoi’s estate: From the flanks of a shield volcano
A natural wonderland: The lower plains of the Pinacates
Following my life-altering introduction to the Pinacates in the winter of ’92, it became a religious observance to make the … Continue reading A natural wonderland: The lower plains of the Pinacates
Second date: Uncharted courtship in the badlands
Having been introduced to the Pinacates during my second Southwest winter, I had to get back down there the next … Continue reading Second date: Uncharted courtship in the badlands
First encounter: Primordial forces in the Pinacates
Stephen Stills was one of the great singer-songwriters of my generation, and the big hit of his solo career was … Continue reading First encounter: Primordial forces in the Pinacates
At the table of the desert spirits: Atop the Sonoran Desert National Monument
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Reminiscences of a wet winter: Through the heart of the Kofas
In this era of extreme weather events, we can be happy for anything that looks normal. With this year’s wetter-that-average … Continue reading Reminiscences of a wet winter: Through the heart of the Kofas
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