Category Archives: Trail Writers Guide

SANTA FE/TAOS WOMEN’S WILDERNESS BACKPACKING TRIP

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin

There comes a point on a long hike when both beginning and end seem far away in both time and distance, when walking in the wilderness becomes what you do. ~ Chris Townsend SANTA FE/TAOS WOMEN’S WILDERNESS BACKPACKING TRIP SEPTEMBER … Continue reading →

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A Poem from Linda Hogan

Posted on November 4, 2011 by admin

The Way In Sometimes the way to milk and honey is through the body. Sometimes the way in is a song. But there are three ways in the world: dangerous, wounding, and beauty. To enter stone, be water. To rise … Continue reading →

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STORY/NATURE/SPIRIT NOVEMBER SCHEDULE

Posted on October 30, 2011 by admin

SNS writing groups meet at 1315 Luana Street at 7 pm Tea served on Grandma’s china. Treats welcome! RSVP! 505-699-4747 SCHEDULE November 1, 2011    No SNS November 8, 2011 7 pm    SNS: 4-minute Film on India’s Living Bridges. Discuss & … Continue reading →

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Thompson Peak Trail 10/1/11

Posted on October 2, 2011 by admin
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Another Trail Writer’s Guide Review

Posted on July 7, 2011 by admin

Here’s an excerpt from an October 2010 review from Gregory J. Saunders, author ZAHIR, at http://www.readingnewmexico.com/For-Writers.html: “Nature. Have you wandered a forest, trekked a desert or boated a lake, driven through scenery that left you breathless? Would you love to … Continue reading →

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For Story/Nature/Spirit Writers

Posted on February 14, 2011 by admin

This is a photograph of one of the living root bridges of CHERAPUNJEE, INDIA. This is my visual metaphor to convey the luring journey of of the ecological writer: to cross the living bridge to the wild. There we attend … Continue reading →

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Box Canyon #4 Ellie Lowenburg

Posted on November 29, 2010 by admin

Percussion of my feet on the trail turn bend a stream gurgles adds harmony ——— Cricket hops from the path nothing left but tread prints ————- How not to anthropomorphize faces and statuesque bodies in the cliffs. So confident self … Continue reading →

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Link to a radio interview with Cinny

Posted on November 28, 2010 by admin

http://www.tellurideinside.com/2010/07/cinny-green-of-trail-writers-guide-talks-at-telluride-library-68.html

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Box Canyon #3: Kristen Barendsen

Posted on November 14, 2010 by admin

At Ghost Ranch Fallen leaves claw their own shadows in the sand. A many-fingered cactus gropes for drops of water. A cluster of beetles throws a party at my feet, humping each other in an orgiastic wake before the coming … Continue reading →

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Box Canyon #2: Pam Kirkpatrick

Posted on November 9, 2010 by admin

WHO OWNS NATURE? Gun shots reverberate off cream and sand colored spires Metal plaques with dead people’s names embedded in large boulders Graffiti rock incised by those who passed by Numbered tin cans on poles mark the trail Rusty barbed … Continue reading →

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