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Susan Pope writes about nature, travel, and family. These themes are intricately woven in her memoir Rivers and Ice: A Woman’s Journey Toward Family and Forgiveness. Her writing reflects deep connections to the people and lands of the North as well as a restless pursuit of faraway places. By sharing her stories she hopes to inspire others to notice, appreciate, and care for the landscape, creatures, and people around them.
Memoir
Susan Pope’s memoir Rivers and Ice, follows five generations of one Alaskan family evolving with the rapidly changing landscape of the North. A rafting disaster, a failed canoe journey, a dash to reach a summit while deserting her daughter in bear country.
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Niaulani Rainforest Reserve, Volcano Village, Hawaii. Scrape your shoes against the stiff metal brushes at the trailhead. Knock off any traces of invasive seeds, or...
The bear slips out of the willows a few yards away and eases into the creek. It glances our way, this cluster of strong-smelling objects...
I must have passed this tree dozens of times over the years while hiking this trail in Chugach State Park. Maybe I’m walking a little...
https://www.maryodden.com/neighborsblog/2024/5/30/rivers-and-ice-and-family One of my favorite Alaskan writers, Mary Odden, posted this beautiful review of my book Rivers and Ice on her blog recently. Thought I...
Net jacket, mosquito repellent, headlamp. I’m ready. Ten of us follow Juan, our native Amazonian guide, over the stone path, past the tool shed, through...
I try to settle into winter, but it won’t settle. Forty inches of snow last week, another nine inches two days ago. Yesterday turned cold,...