Backcountry Editorial

Does This Need a Title?
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Really, do I need to say anything?

Words on the Nature of Books

'"This is a place of mystery, Daniel, a sanctuary.  Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul.  the soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it.  Every time a book changes hands,every time somene runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and stregthens."'
                                 --from The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Goat

Goat
Originally uploaded by wordwright

We look for spring in unusual ways in snow country. Seeing mountain goats usually means that south-facing slopes are melting and revealing new feeding opportunities. There is a group of regular visitors right near the mouth of the Snake River canyon this time of year.