Category: Nature

How To Be Like A Giant Sequoia

Published by Thomas Huisking on June 29, 2016

I recently spent some time around the world’s largest living organism(s) in Sequoia National Park. Yes, the General Sherman is very impressive, but a walk along the Congress Trail means an up close and personal experience with many trees nearly as large. I studied, touched, listened to, and smelled them. I even went inside a couple of them, because they are that big.

Lessons From Little Corn Island

Lessons From Little Corn Island

Published by Thomas Huisking on June 27, 2016

Coconuts for days. Wild pineapples, mangos, almonds, and papayas. Kingfish or yellowtail for lunch. Year-round low eighties. Caribbean-clear water with ample reefs. No cars. Mostly smiles. All stars visible when the sun goes down. Doesn’t that sound nice?

How To Reconnect With Nature (And Why)

How To Reconnect With Nature (And Why)

Published by Thomas Huisking on August 20, 2015

We live differently from our ancestors. This is neither a good nor bad thing–it is inevitable as technology and our species evolve. What may have negative consequences is the growing disconnect between people and the natural world.