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TALK: Texts for Treks (Part 5) - Edward Abbey
The conclusion of this series culminates here with [one of] the best you-are-there authors fit for being on the trail. These posts were not meant to be in any particular order, but I was always...
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TALK: Texts for Treks (Part 4) - Annie Dillard
Two posts left in this series of blogs and it is never too late to mention the best natural analyst of our time. Annie Dillard is a gem of an author who blends every visual...
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TALK: Texts for Treks (Part 3) - Gary Snyder
While nature novels and memoirs seem to entrap us during a backcountry trip nearly as much as the landscape itself, I tend to also include a small book of poetry with me. If only to...
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TALK: Texts for Treks (Part 2) - Wallace Stegner
Every time I scan my bookshelf I am tempted to at least pick up any of Wallace Stegner's books if not read through them again. A concrete writer and an avid historian, Stegner describes...
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TALK: Texts for Treks (Part 1) - Henry David Thoreau
School is nearly out for some and that means putting down dry textbooks and finally reading for pleasure again. While I am no longer a student I do work seasonally and look forward to prose...