From the Mountains above the Applegate River

      I have lived on this mountain for almost half a century. I recognize many animals by sound, not only by their howls and yips, but als...

      The title of this post is "hello" in Ojibwe, Swahili, and Rumanian. If you like, I could say "hello" to you in Hi...

     An oncologist, I see now, is a doctor who studies test results and then determines what treatment the patient should undergo – which c...

      Last week I went skiing in the Cascades east of the Rogue Valley, where there are many good trails for cross-country skiing. You just...

      The biggest news of the new year is that I'm getting married.       "What?! Diana Coogle is getting  married ?!"   ...

      I can't say that Christmas is always all about children, because I have had many Christmases without children that were as good a...

      After looking at the dead fir in front of my mountain view for eight years, I finally admitted that it wasn't serving as the wild...