Dreaming
Safe doesn’t seem safe today
Extreme social distancing in an alcove has become problematic
Life is becoming harder and harder in my canyon
Bugs evolved
Leapfrogging one step ahead of the best science
Adding to the misery
Summer rains come too little, too late or not at all
Climate sins accumulate
Desperate people commit desperate acts
Identical to the abandonment 900 years ago
When the Anasazi fled canyon country
No faith in the future
Eighteen years ago John headed west, settling in Heber, Utah. Focusing on the environment and giving back to community soon became as natural as his beautiful surroundings. Departing the corporate world in 2006 John immersed himself in a year of graduate studies at the Teton Science School, Jackson, Wyoming. Place-based education opened new perspectives on nature and spirituality. After graduation several seasons were spent as a wilderness therapy guide and conservation corps crew leader. Mentoring to these “kids” remains one of his proudest achievements.
