Adam M. Sowards

@adamsowards.net

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Writer & historian. Words all over. Usually about "the environment." Rooted in the Pacific Northwest. https://www.adamsowards.net/

prominent grand teton peaks in shadow nearing dusk
state flags along a promenade before mountain with four presidents' faces carved into it
bridge over chesapeake and ohio canal in georgetown
covered wagon along oregon trail in whitman mission national historic site, ruts besides fence
exit glacier in kenai fjords national park showing signs of retreat, gravel and stream left behind
property boundary in frank church-river of no return wilderness among brush
treed plateau giving way to red rocks in cedar breaks national monument
grassy mountainside, south of north cascades national park
looking to the sunset in badlands national park, sky changing from blue to gray
autumn in yosemite valley, leaves changing colors, rock walls visible through trees
TYPESCRIPT READING: such recreational and spiritual values as I have mentioned. Is it the right of this, our generation, in its selfish materialism, to destroy these thing because we are blinded by the dollar sign? Beauty--and all the values that derive from beauty--are not measured and evaluated in terms of the dollar.
Red rocks
Desert bighorn sheep just below the rim of the Grand Canyon
Grand Canyon
Old buildings, round and square towers.
Large sand dune with mountain ridge behind.
Great Sand Dunes in bright morning light.
Great expanse of brown sand
Big sky with clouds, glass covering cold war missile.
Devils Tower rising out of my head.
Bison in badlands of TRNP.
Fremont River valley as morning light hits it, shadows still present, red rock in background.
happy dog on the beach with mouth open
Small brown pool in desert
mountains background, forest midground, lake foreground
small waterfall with trees criss-crossed, ferns and moss galore
Great Sand Dune NP, tallest sand dune in North Americ. NPS photo
Carving of Mt. Rushmore. As a baby, I cried inconsolably here. NPS Photo
Pioneer Registry in Capitol Reef NP, after my hike my vehicle read 110 degrees.
Otherworldly, Joshua Tree NP, a fallen-down tree.