Aristotle claimed, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” But I say, “Knowing yourself is learning to smile as you balance four sizzling plates on oven mitts up to your elbow while telling a 250-pound rugby player drinking from his boot that — yes — a three-hour wait ...

In 1874, a cadre of Methodists established a nondenominational education center for Sunday School teachers on Chautauqua Lake in western New York. Originally striving to enhance teaching strategies during summer sessions also offered respite and recreation. Reading circles and educational ...

There’s a great deal of head-scratching going on regarding solitude and its role in wilderness. It appears that if some people have their way, solitude, as an integral part of wilderness, will go the way of the buggy whip. And sadly, that’s OK with some wilderness advocates. Let me ...

I like to think of the leaves changing color as nature’s fireworks. The season starts slowly with small pops of color. The mountainscape and roadsides transition from vibrant green to bursts of yellows, oranges and reds. One tree always decides to kick off an early show, but otherwise, ...