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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

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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

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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

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