hikingresearchJan 22, 20204 minDiscovering silence, solitude and night darkness in a world full of everything else“Listen more often. To things than to beings. The fire’s voice is heard, hear the voice of water. Hear in the wind the bush sob: It is...
hikingresearchJan 5, 20204 minWhy I Fell in Love With WildernessI can’t say exactly when I finally realized how important wilderness is to me. I started venturing out when I was 19, and had just moved...
hikingresearchFeb 11, 20182 minA Conversation with Dr. Qing Li about His New Book on Shinrin-YokuBy Dr. Mark A Ellison The Japanese practice of Forest Medicine,or Shinrin-Yoku, has gained quite a bit of notoriety of the past few...
hikingresearchJan 7, 20182 minFive Ways to Connect to Nature in 2018Plott Balsam Mountain Range (North Carolina) The new year is a fantastic time to rediscover how being in nature can help reduce stress...