Before this project of creating a place name(s) map of a watershed I would be casually interested in the history of a place or spot on a map. Now I wish there was more out in the world of the internet that spoke about locals and not just one person's oral history of the area, but also from the perspective of others who may have lived there... It is one thing to read an academic text of data and historical singular dates that lacks a sense of where this place is who may have lived there...but what did those others from our past do in a day, throughout the seasons...data is bland and has no color, even if it has plates and photos...to have a sense of what went on you need first person accounts and descriptive other words to use to paint the picture in your heart.
I am very grateful to be in this program, that it gets me out of my singular thinking and lets me explore with my heart!
Ok campers it will prolly snow sometime over the next few days/weeks....keep extra warm clothes in your car if you go outside of your town...water, food, blankies and something to start a fire....10 essentials people....
do the ten essentials include whiskey? if not, there are eleven essentials.
ReplyDeletealso: one of the best books about living in a place i've ever read - even if you have a lot to read, this is an absolute must - mind-blowing and by a woman; - as one reviewer writes on amazon.com - a neglected american masterpiece:
http://www.amazon.com/Driftwood-Valley-Naturalist-Wilderness-Northwest/dp/0870715240
Sorry no whiskey!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the link....