All of my life I have found one Shakespearean constant objectionable: his view that the people are an ignorant rabble, incapable of genuine civic engagement.

All my pathetic college marginal notes are there, causing me to blush forty years later.

Prince Maximilian & Karl Bodmer
July 18-27, 2017
Montana & Idaho

Walden & Desert Solitaire
January 10-15, 2018
Lochsa Lodge, ID

January 17-22, 2018
Lochsa Lodge, ID

March 3-9, 2018
Pacific Grove, CA

He believed the great natural beauty of America belonged to all of the people, and he insisted that the United States practice democracy in its public lands.

Our revels now must end. Everyone scatters tomorrow to go back to their lives

We had three hours to hike, take photographs, meditate, gaze, and drink in the almost unbearable beauty of the central California coast.

What took the Joads many weeks, I will do in five or six hours.

We have forgotten how difficult life was for our forebears.

My basic outlook would improve dramatically if I spent a year on the road “in search of America.”

March 4-10, 2017
Pacific Grove, CA