Up and Coming

Up and Coming

by | Aug 13, 2020 | August 2020, Nature and Environment

For snapping turtles, life continues to emerge as it has for millions of years Photograph by Nicholas Spooner-rodie Baby snapping turtles emerge from soft soil as summer ends and autumn begins. Having avoided being sniffed out and devoured by raccoons, skunks and...
Wild Goose Chase

Wild Goose Chase

by | May 17, 2018 | April 2018

Illustration by Annie Carbonneau-Leclerc   A memorable rescue—or robbery?—on Middle Saranac First light in camp is my favorite awakening. Zipper alarm clocks: my son R. J.’s sleeping bag, then the tent flap, twice. A yawn, a stretch, one half-open eye, breathing...