Roads End Naturalist

Exploring the natural world as we wander at the end of the road


Tag: winter

  • Winter Wonderland

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    Through the weeks of deep snow, we walked above the ground on fallen sky… ~Wendell Berry I alluded to this trip in our last post when I whined about missing our “big snow” at home while we were away. Well, we were away in our happy place, Yellowstone. And, even though it is experiencing a Read more…

  • Wishing You a Wonderful Holiday

    He who marvels at the beauty of the world in summer will find equal cause for wonder and admiration in winter…. ~John Burroughs May you find happiness and peace this holiday season. A few images from winters past… Read more…

  • A Week in Winter

    If one could take the cover off the ground in the fields and woods in winter, or have some magic ointment put upon his eyes that would enable him to see through opaque substances, how many curious and interesting forms of life he would behold in the ground beneath his feet as he took his Read more…

  • Winter Walks

    Go to the winter woods: listen there, look, watch, and “the dead months” will give you a subtler secret than any you have yet found in the forest. ~William Sharp Our two trail cameras have given me a new excuse to walk in our woods every couple of days (to retrieve images) and it has Read more…

  • Special Place, Special Season

    Yellowstone in the summer changed my life and teaching direction.  Revisiting in the winter was like going back to an old friend’s house when all the ‘guests’ have gone home and you get to sit in the den and have long quiet conversations with the residents. ~Mike Leonard, an educator that attended both a summer Read more…

  • Haw-inspiring Hike

    One of the reasons there are so many terms for conditions of ice is that the mariners observing it were often trapped in it, and had nothing to do except look at it. ― Alec Wilkinson I must give credit to our friend, Bill, for the title of this post (hope he doesn’t mind). He Read more…

  • Another Winter Season

    We are not the only species who lives and dreams on our planet. There is something enduring that circulates in the heart of nature that deserves our respect and attention. ~Terry Tempest Williams I ended my winter tour season last weekend, a little earlier than usual, but it finished on a spectacular note. I had Read more…

  • The Last Snow?

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    What good is the warmth of summer without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. ~John Steinbeck Over the weekend I made a quick trip to my parents’ home in southwest Virginia . Like many regions in the East, their area has had a long cold winter. But, I am one of those strange Read more…