Adam M. Sowards — Taking Bearings

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Writer and historian exploring nature, time, and story, especially in the Pacific Northwest. 🌉 bridged from ⁂ https://www.adamsowards.net/, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Longform Stories

The Mythic Nature of Yellowstone

Nathaniel Pitt Langford and the making of wonders

2d ago·7 min read·1279 words

Writing in the Moment

Starting national park histories

Jun 3·7 min read·1309 words

Among the Headstones

Thinking with cemeteries

May 27·5 min read·970 words

Pursuing Happiness and the Public Good

Frederick Law Olmsted's political vision for Yosemite

May 20·8 min read·1585 words

Commencement, 1969

Stephanie Mills and the idealism of graduations

May 13·1 min read·9 words

Dreams of a Channel

Transforming Swinomish Slough to “improve” nature

May 6·1 min read·10 words

The Real Real World Around Us

Rachel Carson, beauty, and social critiques

Apr 29·1 min read·12 words

Paradox at Manzanar

On living with historical paradoxes

Apr 15·1 min read·8 words

Weakening the Foundation

The building—and dismantling—of Forest Service research

Apr 8·1 min read·9 words

Down Historical Lane

A run through history

Apr 1·1 min read·7 words

Living on Cutover Land

Maps of meaning, historical and personal

Mar 25·1 min read·10 words

Speaking a Word for Beauty

The virtue of financial illiteracy

Mar 18·1 min read·10 words

Waving the Wild Flag

E. B. White's hope for a peaceful world

Mar 11·1 min read·12 words

Before, After, and a Return

A brief history of the forests of the Quinault Nation

Mar 4·1 min read·15 words

Legacy of a Professor

Thoughts on the passing of a mentor

Feb 25·1 min read·11 words

Growing Community Upriver at Long Hearing Farm

"Growing Community Upriver at Long Hearing Farm," Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, Meet a Farmer, February 23, 2026. Growing Community Upriver at Long Hearing Farm — Skagitonians to Preserve Farmla…

Feb 23·1 min read·84 words

Dislodging a Logjam

President Bill Clinton and the 1993 Timber Summit

Feb 18·1 min read·11 words

Making the Vastness Visible

McKenzie Long finds deep stories of the land

Feb 15·1 min read·12 words

Unconfined in the Desert

Reflecting on the Mojave National Preserve

Feb 11·1 min read·10 words

When the River Kept Rising

"When the River Kept Rising: Flooding on the Skagit," Skagitonians to Preserve Farmland, The Dirt, February 10, 2026. When the River Kept Rising: Flooding on the Skagit — Skagitonians to Preserve Far…

Feb 9·1 min read·86 words

Reclaiming My Time at Rose Creek Preserve

Lessons from old walks, new thinking

Jun 25·9 min read·1602 words