by Don McGowan | Jun 28, 2019 | June 2019
It is called “cryptobiotic,” this crunchy, crusty overburden of cracked earth that is found in so many of the Southwest’s iconic desert places. It appears to be good for not much when it comes to growing living things; but, in truth, it is very much...
by Don McGowan | Jun 23, 2019 | June 2019
There are fishing villages along the Maine coast which, over the years, have recast themselves as tourist attractions. Bar Harbor comes quickly to mind. There are others, such as the Village of Bernard, which have remained true to their history and continue today as...
by Don McGowan | Jun 15, 2019 | June 2019
Sieur de Monts and the Wild Gardens of Acadia are as historical as they are beautiful. George Dorr purchased the Sieur de Monts spring and surrounding area in 1909, renaming it the Wild Gardens of Acadia, where he hoped to preserve it for public enjoyment and...
by Don McGowan | Jun 8, 2019 | June 2019
The tip of an ancient conifer log, textured and bleached by years of slowly being buried by the rounding stones of Little Hunter’s Beach on the coastline of Acadia National Park, lies in stubborn persistence before the surrounding elements. Over the past several...
by Don McGowan | May 31, 2019 | June 2019
Without prior notice or opportunity for public input, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Richfield field office announced last Wednesday—just before Memorial Day weekend—that it has opened 5,400 acres of public lands surrounding Utah’s iconic Factory Butte to...
