Chaparral Wisdom
To celebrate the magic and beauty of Nature & the chaparral
Category: Reconnecting to Nature
We Lost Ken Sleight at 97
For those us who forged our environmental passions by reading Ed Abbey, falling in love with our own red rock country, and embracing the visceral and uncompromising connection we have for Wilderness, Ken Sleight has always been an inspiration. From the Salt Lake TribuneOctober… Continue Reading “We Lost Ken Sleight at 97”
Joy, Despite the Hydra’s Stare
The boundary ahead,in age,unknown.Regret, tomorrow,its poisoned breath,monsters of the abyss,and pieces of eight,unformed yet,from the wreckageof days ahead.But, this morning,this sand,this wave,the wind,the scratchy, wet leg of Levi’s and sand against his skin:nothing else.“You’re out too far!”a mother’s and sister’s laughing pleas,drowned by the… Continue Reading “Joy, Despite the Hydra’s Stare”