State Of Nature, II A few years ago Bruce Anderson printed a piece of mine, “State Of Nature,” in his fine paper, the Anderson Valley Advertiser. Well, the situation has gotten worse, much worse. The state of nature…
THE WILLOWS of LA JARA CREEK Following Ghosts Along the Old Spanish Trail by Loch Wade There is nothing remarkable about La Jara Creek. There are hundreds of minor tributaries in the San Juan basin, or even in the…
“IT’S THE AESTHETICS, STUPID.” (Or is it?) By Jim Stiles Many years ago, during one of my first trips to the canyon country, I made the dusty drive to Grandview Point on the Island in the Sky. The road…
The State of Nature…pt 1 The golden eagle was hunting, coasting near the ground. Seen from the edge of an ancient glacial cirque the eagle was a tiny brown motion at the bottom of a monstrous half-enclosed space. I…