“I’ve often thought of the forest as a living cathedral, but this might diminish what it truly is. If I have understood Koyukon teachings, the forest is not merely an expression or representation of sacredness, nor a place to invoke… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
“As time went by, I realized that the particular place I'd chose was less important than the fact that I'd chosen a place and focused my life around it. Although the island has taken on great significance for me, it's no more inherently beautiful or meaningful than any other place on earth. What makes a place special is the way… — Richard Nelson Copy Share
“I’ve often thought of the forest as a living cathedral, but this might diminish what it truly is. If I have understood Koyukon teachings,… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
The mountain has left me feeling renewed, more content and positive than I’ve been for weeks, as if something has been given back after… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
“What obligation is more binding than to protect the cherished, to defend whoever or whatever cannot defend itself, and to nurture in turn that… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
“Or I would be the rain itself, wreathing over the island, mingling in the quiet of moist places, filling its pores with its saturated… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
“I breathe in the soft, saturated exhalations of cedar trees and salmonberry bushes, fireweed and wood fern, marsh hawks and meadow voles, marten and… — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
“There may be more to learn by climbing the same mountain a hundred times than by climbing a hundred different mountains.” — Richard Nelson Copy Share Image
