benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 30: Eudora — The Sierra of the South“Whether you think you can, or think you cannot, you are right.”Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 25: Death Valley — From the mountain top to rock bottomI’ve been to the mountain top, I text my parents, resting against the hotel headboard as I look over pics. Of the 10,000 feet bristlecone…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 23: Bristlecone Pine — Stumbling towards the world’s oldest treeI’m driving north on 395. Lake Isabella is behind me. Red structures of the volcanic Coso Ridge are to my right. And to my left, jutting…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 22: Isabella — The anchor of the SierraWe shall not cease exploring. And the end of all our exploration will be to arrive at the place where we started and know the place for…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 19: Sequoia — Climbing towards the world’s largest treeI follow the smoke across the mountain, towards the Great Central Valley, scaling down the side of the Sierra, along Highway 49, through…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 16: Yosemite — Nature’s most precious mountain mansionAt first, I think the eruption is a gunshot. An explosion. A semi-truck collision. But it’s the middle of the night? What could possibly…Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinMy First Winter in the SierraDay 1: Auburn — Elevation 1234The Sierra Nevada: the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I have ever seen.Dec 1, 2022Dec 1, 2022
benje williamsinSummer in New YorkThat’s a fire dogThe maple leaves in Seward Park haven’t started to senesce, but the Tai Chi regulars are bundled in sweaters and the high schoolers are…Nov 10, 2022Nov 10, 2022
benje williamsinSummer in New YorkWhite hair blue hairThe heritage oaks lining Henry Street block the August sun as I sip a morning coffee. Behind me, a woman with white hair scoots on a walker…Nov 3, 20221Nov 3, 20221
benje williamsinSummer in New YorkSpike“His name was Spike. He died last year. In a house fire.”Oct 28, 2022Oct 28, 2022