10 Things a National Park Can Do For You
August 25, 2016
They’re not just pretty, they’re helpful. Here’s what they’ve done for me. … More 10 Things a National Park Can Do For You
Category: Place
Dear Humidity…
July 25, 2016
Dear Humidity, I have a love-hate relationship with you, deeply (and much to my surprise) influenced toward the “love” side of things by the long, hot summer walks I used to take all over DC. Sometimes, I even miss you. Sometimes. Today I have a short piece about those steamy DC ambles on the City Creatures … More Dear Humidity…
What is it about Yellowstone?
May 27, 2016
Happy Memorial Day weekend (almost)! This is the weekend I used to spend driving west to check in for my summer job at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone. In honor of all the summer travel days ahead, I thought I’d share a few words from my Yellowstone manuscript. What is it about Yellowstone? Friends and … More What is it about Yellowstone?
Montana: The Ron Swanson of States
September 10, 2014
Montana author William Kittredge was the first to call it the last best place. John Steinbeck wrote, “I am in love with Montana. For other states I have admiration, respect, recognition, even some affection, but with Montana it is love, and it’s difficult to analyze love when you’re in it.” For my part, I’d like … More Montana: The Ron Swanson of States
Spring is your acid belly
April 26, 2014
In Defense of Sardines: Happy 101st Birthday, Great Aunt Mary
April 22, 2014
The things my great Aunt Mary credits for her 101 years are love, laughter, humor, blueberries, and sardines (two cans a month). She was born on this day in 1913 to Slovenian immigrant parents in the Iron Range town of Chisholm, Minnesota. Her youngest brother, Frank, was my father’s father—Grandpa Koshere. I recently visited her … More In Defense of Sardines: Happy 101st Birthday, Great Aunt Mary
Questions I Have for Whales
March 15, 2014
I recently went on a wildlife tour from San Diego to view gray whales. Every year, gray whales swim one of the world’s longest marine mammal migrations: from 5-6,000 miles, each way, between their summer feeding grounds north of the Aleutian Islands and the warm lagoons of Baja California. At this transition time of the season, in … More Questions I Have for Whales
