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  • The end of something really big

    The chance to see a huge dead whale draws "carcass tourists" to the California coast

    by Michelle Nijhuis, Oct 31, 2005

  • The day they close the pass

    As mountain towns get more accessible and lively, even in midwinter, the author relishes the way his tiny, remote town slows to a stop once the mountain pass highway is closed for the season

    by Steve Voynick, Nov 14, 2005

  • Mapping the Hi-Line: A review of Honyocker Dreams

    Writer David Mogen sets out to understand his childhood and his rural ancestors, who lived along Montana’s Hi-Line, just below the Canadian border.

    by Andrea Clark Mason, Oct 30, 2011
  • Storm on Lava Creek: A season in Yellowstone

    Storm on Lava Creek: A season in Yellowstone

    The power of a thunderstorm thrills a newcomer to Yellowstone National Park.

    by Lauren Koshere, Sep 27, 2012

  • Small-town struggle in a big land

    In his first book, The Enders Hotel, Brandon R. Schrand describes a childhood spent growing up in a funky hotel in the small town of Soda Springs, Idaho.

    by Andrea Clark Mason, May 12, 2008
  • A life in the wild

    A life in the wild

    Carter Niemeyer's memoir Wolfer is the entertaining story of a government trapper who loves wildlife - especially serious predators like wolves.

    by Hal Herring, Aug 21, 2011
  • Following Dad down the road

    Following Dad down the road

    The author reminisces on an itinerant childhood and her family's travels up, down and across the country -- and how she now clings firmly to one place called home.

    by Diane Sylvain, Jul 19, 2012
  • Glimpses of the high desert

    Glimpses of the high desert

    The essays in Ellen Waterston's Where the Crooked River Rises pay homage to her home in the high desert of eastern Oregon.

    by Emilene Ostlind, Feb 06, 2011
  • Generosity of voice and heart: A review of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

    Generosity of voice and heart: A review of Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

    Cheryl Strayed's memoir Wild describes her arduous trek along the Pacific Crest Trail as she seeks to recover from life-changing grief.

    by Melissa Hart, Mar 18, 2012
  • 'Yes' to desire and an end to fear

    'Yes' to desire and an end to fear

    Charles Bowden's new book, Some of the Dead Are Still Breathing, reiterates the bad news of today but declares that times are changing.

    by Laura Paskus, Nov 08, 2009
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