It was a late afternoon when we started with the safari ride; we climbed on to our elephant rides and set off to the south end of Chitwan National park. It had just rained a while ago and the air felt damp, the forest was pretty dense, it was filled … [Read more]
Protecting Erie
I've spent at least one day at the beach each summer since I've been able to get myself there. It is routine, it is calming, and it is the same thing that the people I've grown up with have done every summer. Spending time at the lake is a luxury … [Read more]
Tar Hollow
I stand there on the dock. The morning is cool, cool enough to necessitate a sweatshirt but not cold enough to see your breath. It’s silent. The water is smooth and motionless, mist gently rising from it in dancing clouds. Beyond the lake there is a … [Read more]
Narrative Post – LJE
When trying to weave natural elements into our modern lives, it’s interesting to see the ways in which we interpret the natural in mechanical ways. For a month over the past Summer, I worked on a tree farm for my Uncle’s housing development. I … [Read more]
Bison Encounter
When I was just twelve years old, almost exactly eight years ago from the present, my parents took my brother and me to Yellowstone National Park. Now as a twenty-year old in my junior year of college I still remember that trip as one of the most … [Read more]
The Great Oaks Branch out This-a-way
If you were to take a couple of steps northwest of my mother's house in Milford, you might find yourself walking through a small school of trees. This wood, hardly more than 1,000,000 square feet (or just about 23 acres) spans the gap between two … [Read more]