Feb 4, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass
The Montana mountains standing above Thacker Pass in the north taught me that faith does not move mountains, but gravity, volcanoes, erosion, and moving tectonic plates do. A few days ago, while I was struggling with a lack of faith, two ravens circled above by head...
Jan 31, 2021 | Poetry, Thacker Pass
I went searching for Brigid in Thacker Pass on Imbolc. I almost saw her pale face on the lingering morning moon. There was a brogue – I could have sworn – in the ravens’ song before they hushed at my approach. Then, I thought I heard celtic spells in...
Jan 29, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass
Now that Max Wilbert and I have stayed at Thacker Pass beyond BLM’s 14-day camping limit, a background dread has settled over me. While it’s unlikely that BLM officers will arrest us right away, if they really want to stop an occupation before it gets...
Jan 27, 2021 | Essays, Thacker Pass
Rabbits taught me that each sagebrush has a unique voice. I often take long walks across the steppes in Thacker Pass. It’s not uncommon to spy a rabbit – with one floppy ear pointed one way and one another – peeking out of the tangles of sagebrush branches. Today, as...
Jan 26, 2021 | Analysis, Essays, Thacker Pass
Human Supremacy: First, Humans Control. Then, Humans Hate. My article that I wrote for Prairie Protection Colorado about the connection between rodenticides and mange was published this morning by the Deep Green Resistance News Service. While I’m up...
Jan 20, 2021 | Analysis, Essays, Thacker Pass
Thoughts from Thacker Pass #1: Joe Biden is No Friend of the Natural World – And, He’s No Friend of Ours, Either.The sun rose on this Inauguration Day over a chilly Thacker Pass. Frost colored the sagebrush silver. The ground was frozen hard. And, I woke to the...