by Matthew Johnson | Nov 6, 2025 | Essay
Written in Thorns by Lila J. Cutter Written in Thorns Then round about that place there grew a hedge of thorns thicker every year… —”Sleeping Beauty,” The Brothers Grimm In 1992, architect Michael Brill...
by webmaster_manager | Sep 17, 2025 | Essay
Leave No Trace by Leath Tonino Photo by Kenning Arlitsch Leave No Trace Start with the classic. Wilderness, though incredibly resilient, is also incredibly vulnerable. Accordingly, it should be treated with care, should be engaged and enjoyed but not abused. Please,...
by Nick Lyons | Aug 17, 2025 | Essay
Essay I Am the River by Nick Lyons Photo by Jon Sailer I Am the River I read the river, forty years ago, like I would read a great poem. I wanted to fasten all the words of the river to my brain. I wanted them there for as long as I was conscious—every bend,...
by Abby P. Metzger | May 26, 2025 | Essay
Grit and Gumption: Bringing Back Ecuador’s Forests by Abby P. Metzger Photo by Todd Brown Grit and Gumption: Bringing Back Ecuador’s Forests I’m not going to make it to the top. Ninety minutes into the hike, we’ve just passed the old-growth clearing with 45 minutes...
by Todd Davis | Apr 25, 2024 | Essay
Essay Morning Swim by Todd Davis Illustration by Annabelle Bullock Morning Swim She comes to the water, as mountain deer do, never fully trusting each step. An older doe. No fawns with her. Perhaps she’s laid them down, licked as much scent from them as she can, and...
by Daniel Tankersley | Oct 16, 2023 | Essay
Essay I Know This Frog by Daniel Tankersley Photo by Daniel Tankersley I Know This Frog Hey, I know this frog! A Pacific tree frog. We met decades ago when I was a child at a campsite on the other side of this mountain view lake in the Central Oregon Cascades. It’s a...