Nature

The Promise of Spring

I don’t know where you live, but have you ever noticed that there is a world of difference between Spring Fever and actual Spring? ...

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The Cutest Rodent

Here I am, writing about beavers again. That’s what happens when some of your best tours explore trails used by practioners of the...

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September Song

This isn’t a story about “days dwindling down” that we all know from the familiar “September Song” by the twentieth century composer Kurt...

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Wildfire

Just before Christmas of 2017, the Black Hills of South Dakota suffered it’s third largest wildfire ever, burning 54,023 acres of forest...

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Year-end Miracle

Here in the Black Hills we had a little extra excitement in the days leading up to the year-end festivities. You could even call it a...

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The Augury

I saw a robin last week. Forgive me for stating the obvious: It is January. On the northern plains. The temperature hasn’t been above...

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The Surprising Lewis & Clark Trail

No one questions the historic significance of the sites along the Lewis & Clark Trail – the first trans-continental exploration designed...

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The Day I Climbed Spirit Mound

I should probably preface this by stating that “climbed” is a definite overstatement of what I did last August. More accurately, I...

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Deer Trails

There are well-worn deer trails in my back yard. For some reason it’s important to me that as I look out beyond my deck – although I’m...

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