American icon
The bald eagle has been the national symbol of the United States since 1782, and a spiritual symbol of native people for much longer than that.…
Crepuscular light and prospects of wonder
Traveling north, the most noticeable change is the days slowly lengthening, but as often happens, its approach is remarkably fast.…
Canada Ho!
The farther away you travel from the gravity of the mass mind of the United States, the more you discover that as a whole, Canadians are a pretty personable lot.…
North with the spring
For those of you not familiar with Edwin Way Teale, he was a peripatetic naturalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who lived in the first half of the twentieth century, primarily known for his book series,…
Auto mottoes: America’s license plates
One of the ways we kill time on the road is to read (and ponder) the various license plates we see, and the state mottoes that they display. As it turns out, state license plates…
Muskeg, Moose, Muskrats—and Mosquitoes
What lies beneath? Muskeg, moose, muskrats & mosquitoes: as we journey north, the earth takes on a rich mufti of red, green & brown.…