Rock Creek, Montana Since Tocqueville’s journeys in America in the 18th century, people have talked about the America affinity for associations and organizations of all shapes and sizes to the degree that their diminishment in recent decades is news itself for scholars and others. Membership has fallen like a rock in churches, unions, scouting, and …
Inviting Alexander Humboldt to Your Birthday Party
Rock Creek, Montana Months ago I bought The Invention of Nature: Alexander Humboldt’s New World by Andrea Wulf and put it aside to take with me off-the-grid. I had thought, how appropriate, read a book about the famous German explorer, naturalist, and scientist of the 19th century whose name graces mountain ranges, ocean currents, weather …
Air Pollution Warnings Don’t Make It
Rock Creek, Montana It was cooler yesterday and much cooler last night on the creek. For the first time in a week we had some clouds. There were reports of a large fire in the Bitterroots over the mountains from us. The air had been smoky in town, but was still clear along the Sapphires …