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This Bend in the River (Gunnison River, Colorado)
CMarie visits a river that brings things, and the river carries things away.
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Carhartt Creek (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
CMarie and her 17-year-old dog, Carhartt, camp together for the last time.
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Autumn Road (A forgotten Forest Service road in Idaho)
Hiking up a forgotten Forest Service road, CMarie stumbles upon a strange discovery that causes her to reflect on grace.
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The Sandhills (Bear Valley, Idaho)
CMarie wonders what sandhill cranes would make of her, if they wrote poetry.
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The Dark (Masonville, Colorado)
CMarie lies on the lawn of the house she grew up in, and considers the stars.
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Sounds of Mountain Water (Powderhorn Wilderness, Colorado)
High in a mountain meadow, CMarie wonders what the world would be like if we could make more space for the simplest of sounds.
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Beauty in the Burn (Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado)
CMarie finds a recent ruin beautiful. And she wonders if maybe fire has something to teach us about beauty.
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The Human Element (Near Payette Lake, Idaho)
On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie greets each of the beings around her, and considers her own species’ place among this citizenry.
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The Damning Silence (Mount Zirkel Wilderness, Colorado)
All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening for the sound of wolves.
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Welcome Back to Terra Firma
Season 2 offers a chance for us to see the ways in which nature allows our wildness.
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Greeting a New Decade (Comb Ridge, Utah)
At sunset on the eve of her 50th birthday, CMarie hikes up a slickrock ridge with her dog Carhartt.
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The Eyes of Ancestors (Payette National Forest, Idaho)
Leaning against a ponderosa on a ridgeline, CMarie watches a storm roll in.
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Snowy Starry Horse Ride (Collegiate Peaks, Colorado)
Late at night, after a long day of emails and meetings, CMarie rides her horse into a frozen meadow under snowcapped peaks.
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A Silvery Cold (Rawah Wilderness, Colorado)
CMarie listens to the wind over the lichens and reflects on the word “rawah,” which her ancestors, the Ute, spoke: “wild place.”
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Miracles Everywhere (Payette River, Idaho)
Returning to the river to witness the annual kokanee salmon migration, CMarie starts to see the seasonal red of the fish everywhere.
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Robin’s Home Song (Big Thompson Canyon, Colorado)
In the birthplace of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, CMarie remembers an early-morning robin song from her childhood.
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