CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: NAMING THE NORTHWEST
OUT OF THIS WORLD WITH CHAUCER AND THE ASTRONAUTS
A FEW MILES SHORT OF WISDOM
THE STORY THAT SAVED LIFE
DECEMBER MEDITATION AT CAMP POLK CEMETERY
A WALK IN EARLY MAY
THE SEPARATE HEARTH
PINE, FIR, CEDAR, YEW
THE GREAT DEPRESSION AS HEROIC AGE
LOCAL CHARACTER
RIVER & ROAD
DANCING BEAR OF THE SIUSLAW
THE BARN AND THE BEES
ROOT FEAST
A NOTE ON SOURCES
ABOUT THE AUTHOR