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- Blackfoot Pathways October 6, 2023
- Valley of Death September 10, 2023
- Dropping Into Mono January 9, 2023
- Monuments December 12, 2022
- Roadies on the Prowl May 4, 2022
- Muddy Water April 22, 2021
- The Soul of Snow February 21, 2021
- The Golden Circle December 19, 2020
- Forest Castles September 24, 2020
- Giants August 20, 2020
- Forest Rising August 11, 2020
- The Trip North July 22, 2020
- Conglomerated Consequences July 15, 2020
- Two Snows July 8, 2020
- Onto The Snow March 16, 2020
- Antique-ing June 12, 2019
- River’s Edge May 6, 2019
- Storm March 24, 2019
- Crossing The Devil February 10, 2019
- Two Valleys November 5, 2018
- The Crossing November 29, 2017
- Among The Trees May 2, 2017
- Backroad To Lemhi November 19, 2015
- Whither The Water March 18, 2015
- Beyond The Barrier July 28, 2014
- Up High and Down Deep May 2, 2014
- Old Life On New Earth February 24, 2014
- Onto the Sunset January 21, 2014
- To The Cliffs December 4, 2013
- Along The Way November 12, 2013
- Boundaries September 5, 2013
- Bitterroot July 11, 2013
- The Roar June 20, 2013
- A Magic Land of Old and New May 14, 2013
- Over The Pile April 11, 2013
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Author Archives: smivic
Blackfoot Pathways
40 miles to the north of us lies Missoula and its newspaper, The Missoulian (a town much like my Flagstaff, its newspaper owned by the same owner as The Arizona Daily Sun). On September 21st, I opened my daily Missoulian … Continue reading
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Valley of Death
Why? More on this later. For now, I’ll rely on the NPS. Why is it called Death Valley? Death Valley was given its forbidding name by a group of pioneers lost here in the winter of 1849-1850. Even though, as far … Continue reading
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Dropping Into Mono
Deserts were a part of my young life. I was raised traveling to deserts, out of Los Angeles into the Mojave, past the Whitewater River, into the open, high, solitary air, going to Wiley’s Well and off to Saratoga Springs … Continue reading
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Monuments
I am in awe of sublime monuments. When I stand in Lone Pine, Ca and look up at the granite scarp of Mt. Whitney, my soul rises. When I listen to Samuel Barber’s Agnus Dei, I imagine standing in a … Continue reading
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Roadies on the Prowl
The road rolls by. It is Saturday afternoon, the first day of another Road Scholar tour. This one, a photographic tour, is starting just 4 hours after my previous tour ended with a Colorado River float trip. I’m tired, but … Continue reading
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Muddy Water
Night was lifting at the White House Trailhead. Lights were popping up in tents and vehicles around the circular drive. I rose from my simple camper platform to the desert crispness. Not far away my son, Matthew, and five of … Continue reading
The Soul of Snow
I looked outside and saw trees, both skeleton-like and evergreen, covered in snow. It’s that time, bright white and deep shadow. This always makes me revert back to my Ansel-Adams-devotee days, to the clarity, the snap of his images, to … Continue reading
The Golden Circle
Today is groundhog day in my land of the hunkered. A friend just brought holiday cookies. Did we sit and catch up? No. We exchanged our gifts and bumped fists. She went on. I returned to my tasks. I’ve done … Continue reading
Forest Castles
“The Hills Are Alive With The Sound Of Music” sang Maria Von Trapp, rejoicing in escape into her refuge as the nazi turmoil approached. The hills are still alive and still a refuge. In them I find forests of tall … Continue reading
Giants
A sense of place, over time, can be magic. That’s what I found recently as we followed a trail of names. Tired of our small space next to a dusty trail, Jessie and I flew the coop. We went north, … Continue reading