Shane Randle: Ways of Knowing
Leaves made of a single whorl of diverging leaf-parts, with barely visible netted veins. Thin, wispy white hairs coat a leaf-stalk which fades in color from the bright green of
Lauren O’Laughlin: Where the Heart Is
When I was a kid, I thought the best thing to be was a poet. I would write simple, horrible poems and ask my mom to edit them for me.
Ben Warzon: The Uplift of Education
We often spend our days of academia sedentary, stimulating only our brains, and that’s on the best days. For many of us on this course, sitting in one place being
Bonita Pernot: Nature’s Gift; Enjoying the Present
Practicing mindfulness can be difficult—and sometimes nearly impossible—in day- to-day life. Forty hour work weeks, stacks of schoolwork and social media are just a few of the distractions that keep
Linden Maurer: Regeneration in the Rockies
As I walked through the blackened and bare burn area of the Scapegoat Wilderness, I contemplated how my view of fire ecology and wildfire had completely changed. Before my Montana
Natalie Stockman: Spirituality and Place
After spending a few hours unsuccessfully pushing Dolly, the WRFI van, off a sandy road as the sun set, we walked up the dirt road that rose to meet the
Bonny Filker: Flooding Happy Canyon
It could be the wind’s optimism that pushes up against our burly tents. We’ve set up camp in an alcove uniquely colored with ancient shades of rose and orange layers,
Nathan Huck: The Resilient Range
As our group began our seventh day on a backpacking trip in Horseshoe Canyon, we started using the phrase “Hike like a wild cow,” trying to follow cow prints to
Julien Rashid: Meditations on Bison, Wild Chives and Pad Thai
It was a frigid and beautiful afternoon. The WRFI crew and I were taking an observational stroll. We were walking near the shore of Goat Lake, an isolated alpine lake
Natasha Vadas: Don’t Underestimate the Mountain
There are certain moments in one’s life in which a person finds him or herself faced with a seemingly impossible challenge. At these times, we are left with the decision