"My first experiences of the natural world were with my grandfather in the woodlands of Appalachia. Those experiences sparked a lifelong curiosity of and connection to nature that set in motion a process of discovery that continues to this day." Johnson invites the reader on a personal journey into the natural world through his and other's explorations of the outdoors. From a dream like winter landscape on an excursion into the Colorado Rockies, to reflections on family and life while paddling a river, Johnson weaves a tapestry of natural, cultural, and personal history. "The sun is drying the dew from the goldenrod. A few monarch butterflies flutter by on their last leg in that ancient migration. The monarchs know, by instinct, where they are going, unlike me, a human, who is just beginning to understand where I have been. The old markers no longer point a direction. Each must find his or her own way, and the destination is not as clear as it was before." Johnson's essays range from...

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