Living In Place
Hiking the Chilkoot Trail
Several readers have requested advice about hiking the Chilkoot Trail. The Chilkoot is a 33-mile hiking trail from Alaska to Canada that an estimated 70,000 gold prospectors used...
Solving The Emissions Equation
I was looking forward to attending a Map & Compass workshop in northern Vermont on a recent Sunday, but when I realized the 125-mile trip meant a six hour drive, I spent some...
Brushing My Teeth with My Eyes Closed, Standing on One Leg
Brushing my teeth with my eyes closed while standing on one leg is both difficult and rewarding. Go figure. I can brush my teeth with my eyes closed, and I can brush my teeth...
Ordinary Citizens Can Participate In Local Governance
"Real Democracy works better in small places - dramatically better." The current dysfunction among politicians in Washington is perhaps the biggest and best reason for ordinary...
Using the Web Instead of the Car
Another way of reducing my carbon footprint is by using the web to bring business to me instead of driving to all over the state. So, I just updated my website. The changes are...
My Carbon Footprint
Even in my Prius, averaging 17,000 miles a year leaves a deep carbon footprint. But driving is a fact of rural life. There’s no public transportation where I live, and the...