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
Tag: Potomac River
Postcard from the Bare Woods
December 14, 2012
In the woods near the Potomac, where I walk to stay solid, the trees are bare. Strong verticals rise along a chiseled jaw of stone. Between Piedmont Plateau and coastal plain, this is the fall line: tough rocks, and old. 550 million years? Still sticking around. At dusk, pink light shines off the river and … More Postcard from the Bare Woods
Postcard from the Billy Goat Trail
September 24, 2012
Surrounded by stone above the Potomac. I ask what I’ll never stop asking: What is it about sitting still near moving water? Is it the green smell of water near? The tickle-textures of wind on glassy surfaces? The smooth push of motion, stirred by boulders deep? Or is it remembering the river I saw yesterday, … More Postcard from the Billy Goat Trail
