Results for keyword: Human Beings and Nature
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I fell into a burning ring of fire
There’s nothing like a campfire to soothe and lift the soul
by Laura Paskus, Dec 25, 2006 -
Tequila-fueled tunes
The music Roger Clyne writes and performs with his band, Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, is inspired by the Arizona desert
by Fletcher Jacobs, Dec 25, 2006 -
The art of an alien landscape
In Westernness: A Meditation, poet and scholar Alan Williamson examines what it means to live in the West through the eyes of the region’s writers and artists
by Margaret Foley, Dec 11, 2006 -
This dog believes
An undergrown Australian shepherd mix named Pika offers advice on living in the moment despite frightening and challenging times
by Michelle Nijhuis, Nov 27, 2006 -
Somewhere up the crazy river
In Upstream: Sons, Fathers, and Rivers, Robin Carey recounts a kayak journey up the Klamath River that he made with his son, Dev, and on the way explores the Careys’ troubled family history
by Jim Dean, Nov 27, 2006 -
In search of greener pastures
Laina Corazon Coit and her brother, Rick Chase, want to create Colorado’s first natural burial ground and wildlife refuge on the eastern prairie
by Jennie Lay, Oct 30, 2006 -
When bison gawk back, it's smart to back down
The writer knew about avoiding bison, but then she blundered into their midst
by Deb Staples, Oct 16, 2006 -
What we love will save us
We are all, too much of the time, captives of the wreck and the mistake. Can’t take our eyes off it, can’t stop thinking about it, can’t stop picking that scab. We slide into our merely negative identity — defined by what we refuse...
by David Oates, Oct 16, 2006 -
A deliberate life in the Rockies
On the Wild Edge is David Peterson’s account of the two decades he and his wife, Caroline, have spent living close to nature in a cabin in the mountains of southern Colorado
by David Morgan, Oct 16, 2006 -
Prey at the waterhole
The experience of watching a mountain lion is utterly transformed when the watcher realizes he is the one being watched
by Craig Childs, Jul 24, 2006
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