by Brian O'Riley | Sep 14, 2023 | Fireside Talks
(This post, written several years ago, reviews some of our previous lessons about wilderness in general and Walden Pond in particular.) As we continue our History 453 visit to Walden Pond this weekend, I will show you more of the pond and its most famous resident,...
by bill-youngs | Sep 14, 2023 | Fireside Talks
My Encounter with a Grizzly Bear Grizzly bears were not always as scary as they are today. I know because in 1962 one lumbered through a Yellowstone campground and ambled right across my sleeping bag – and I am here to tell about it. Now admittedly I was not in the...
by bill-youngs | Sep 14, 2023 | Fireside Talks, National Park
Fireside Talk: From Cheney to Patagonia November 18, 2021 During this Fall Quarter we have often discussed the concept of degrees of wilderness, both subjective and objective. Every Fall during the past ten years, I have taught the History of the American Wilderness...
by Brian O'Riley | Sep 14, 2023 | Fireside Talks
Note: I originally wrote this post several years ago — it is still relevant! Hello, Friends, Several years ago I wrote a Fireside Talk from the shores of Walden Pond — the most famous pond in the universe (really!) and the “wilderness” home of...
by bill-youngs | Nov 21, 2022 | Fireside Talks, National Park
(Original post: 2016) This post is based on a visit I made several years ago to Peaks District National Park in England. As I wrote this I was at a hotel in Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates. I mentioned this to underscore the worldwide character of the national park...
by bill-youngs | Nov 21, 2022 | Fireside Talks
(Composed in 2016) Friends, this little film I made about Petra in Jordan, which I visited a couple of weeks ago, provides information for the two-part question on Petra, which I will give you in a moment. Background: first you were assigned the Wiki article on Petra...
