Monthly Archives: November 2011

In Gratitude

How fitting to set aside a day each year to give thanks and pay attention to the fruits of the earth; perhaps this is the one lasting legacy of the indigenous people who loved this land. Of course they gave thanks daily to the earth and the water and the sun and the air that […]

Bryce Canyon Reflections

It was a reunion of sorts: almost exactly ten years ago I stood on this very spot overlooking the hoodoos in Bryce Canyon and made a promise: the rest of my life would be dedicated to protecting the precarious environment of our precious planet. I’d even bought myself a ring, a small band of white […]