by Bruce Rettig | Dec 28, 2018
Wayfinding along a precarious path requires planning, knowledge, and skill. A couple of other attributes also play large roles in successful navigation—patience and positivity. 2019 is a few days away and a new year begins. It’s time to celebrate the past year’s...
by Bruce Rettig | Dec 21, 2018
The Upper Truckee River is about a ten-minute walk from the back door of my Tahoe home. It meanders across a wide meadow where coyotes pop up like jack-in-the-boxes and descend upon field mice that scurry between blades of wild grass. The river widens, then empties...
by Bruce Rettig | Dec 14, 2018
The road disappeared into a ragged scar stretching across the desert floor. My daughter held the GPS, guiding our way as the Jeep shuddered across a washboard gravel road. We had whimsically named the waypoint on the GPS, “Nuke Plug.” After crossing the fault line,...
by Bruce Rettig | Dec 7, 2018
Driving south on US Highway 95 toward Tonopah, Nevada, a brilliant light shining above the desert floor catches your eye. Stretching over six hundred and forty feet in the air, a solar tower collects sunlight from over 10,000 mirrors focused on its apex....