Imagine that you’re a fish.  But you’re not like any fish that you’ve ever seen before. Imagine you are a really weird fish from a very long time ago. You might have fluorescent ping pong eyeballs, or a dozen fins, or the ability to turn yourself inside out. You’re a weird old fish. You are … Continue reading 2. Erratics

James MacNaughton very nearly made it to the year 1906. Through the Christmas holidays, he sat in his apartment in New York with a bad cough. His condition worsened and turned into pneumonia. He went downhill fast, and on December 30, 1905, he died, two days short of the New Year and a month short … Continue reading 38. MacNotOne

By the time we reached the timberline, my jeans were soaked and my palms were raw. But as we moved into the trees, the route became easier. Just a quick descent down the way we’d come, and we arrived soon after, back at the junction. Without stopping, Kootch turned left and headed up the main … Continue reading 5. (Excerpt) Among the MacIntyres

This is the story of how commerce saved a forest. In the early 1800s, there was a man serving time in jail in western New York. His name was Jesse Hawley. He was a flour merchant whose business had gone bust because it was too hard for him to bring his flour, by horse and … Continue reading 34. Forever…Wild