a new life
Okay. Elaine and I are in Missoula, Montana after a few years in the desert. Quite a change. We had thought to maybe find a piece of land to establish ourselves on and become Montana residents. We’re still going to […]
headin’ home
I left Montana back in 2011 to come to California for a couple of years, LA specifically, to be a part of my daughter’s life while she was finishing high school, enrolling in college, and getting a good start on […]
the moose
Here’s one from years back. I posted it almost ten years ago on the old original buzztail. Thought I’d bring it back here. * * […]
desert morning
It’s Friday morning, 5:30, and the temperature is a cool 80°. It’s not really cool by normal standards, but when the day heats up to 105° it feels pretty cool. I’m sitting here in my camp chair, coffee cup in […]
worth saving
I come more and more to the conclusion that wilderness, in America or anywhere else, is the only thing that is worth saving. — Edward Abbey And the longer I live, I come more and more to the conclusion that […]
a simple life
The other day a twitter friend, @jfmailander if you want to look him up, described me in a tweet as an ascetic. I don’t know if that’s a totally accurate characterization, but I kind of like it. So I thought […]
sinking into oblivion
What is it about these small forgotten towns and settlements that tugs at my gut the way they do? Nostalgia? An age thing? Maybe… Sometimes they dredge up memories of trips made with my parents when I was a young […]
places that used to be
You see them here and there in your wanderings. Small, once upon a time towns that have fallen by the wayside over the years. Places that used to be. They were once living communities like any other. Perched along […]
love of place
No place has ever grabbed hold of me like the desert has — not even the canoe country of Minnesota or the great mountain wilderness of Montana. This place, as harsh and extreme as it can be, as fierce as […]