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Changing Tides

Welcome to Bruce Rettig’s blog, Changing Tides. This blog focuses on topics related to the natural world, the creative process, and general musings. It focuses a keen eye on environmental and social issues and examines how the human spirit might, or might not, correct current trends. Many of the observations are colored by experiences from the road. The author posts once a month, and all comments submitted to this blog are welcome, including challenging or opposing views. Please visit with an open mind—there are many different viewpoints but we all share the same home.

Remembering Daniel Ellsberg: “The Most Dangerous Man in America”

by Bruce Rettig | Jul 28, 2023

THE TERM “WHISTLEBLOWER” might seem overly used, but we are living in strange and turbulent times and an increasing number of individuals are mustering the courage to call things out that they see as wrong, unjust, or untrue. I had the honor of listening to Daniel...

A New Definition of Insanity: Alaska’s Willow Project

by Bruce Rettig | Mar 19, 2023

All photography copyright 2023 Bruce Rettig THE OVERY-USED DEFINITION of insanity is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." Its origin, attributed to Albert Einstein, Ben Franklin, and Mark Twain among others, appeared in a 1981 document...

Tracking Flying Objects at the “End of the World”

by Bruce Rettig | Feb 13, 2023

Photography by Bruce Rettig IN MY BOOK, REFRACTION: AN ARCTIC MEMOIR, I recount a comment by a union personnel director in Seattle the day before I traveled to the North Slope of Alaska: “Prudhoe Bay might not be the end of the world, but you sure as hell can see it...

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The music is still dancing around inside my head f

The Kids Are Alright! #brucerettig #brucerettigau

In spite of remnant big-winter-snow, and post-hurr

Woke up Mamma Bear during my early morning walk. S

I'm excited to have my book, "Refraction: An Arcti $I'm excited to have my book, "Refraction: An Arctic Memoir," chosen as a CIPA EVVY 2023 FINALIST! Colorado Independent Publishers Association (CIPA) is a cooperative of authors, independent book publishers, and publishing professionals. CIPA's mission is to encourage cooperative efforts and the free exchange of information, experience, and expertise to help authors achieve and prosper through cooperative ventures, education, and networking. My book takes place during my early twenties when I lived in Colorado and attended the University of Colorado. I traveled north each summer to work as a merchant marine in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, home to the largest oilfield in North America. "Refraction" provides an intimate insight into the power of Big Oil, the dangers of working in an industrial environment, the shadow of the cold war of the ‘80s, and growing threats posed by climate change. Feeling very grateful for the recognition by CIPA . . . Please visit https://brucerettig.com or the publisher’s order page at https://bit.ly/3tdZR0R #brucerettig #brucerettigauthor #refraction #arcticmemoir #refractionarcticmemoir #prudhoebay #alaska #arcticadventure$

My latest Changing Tides blog post reflects on the

Fantastic experience at the Community of Writers, $Fantastic experience at the Community of Writers, Olympic Valley, last week. Great camaraderie during the workshops (very talented writers and staff), excellent individual conference (thanks, Claire), and I learned a lot in the "The Alchemy of Adaptation: From Book to Screen.” Sold a couple of books, too! Very grateful for meeting and learning from so many creative people. #brucerettig #brucerettigauthor #refraction #communityofwriters #changingtidesblog$

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A few pics from my North Dakota/South Dakota trip $A few pics from my North Dakota/South Dakota trip last week. I traveled with the AIANTA team (https://www.aianta.org and https://nativeamerica.travel), visiting the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation (Three Affiliated Tribes, MHA). Met so many great people as we traveled through this beautiful country. #brucerettig #refraction #arcticmemoir #prudhoebay #changingtidesblog #aianta #travelnativeamerica$

In March of this year, I was very grateful that my $In March of this year, I was very grateful that my book, "Refraction: An Arctic Memoir," was designated as a finalist in the Foreword Book of the Year Awards. I'm now completely humbled to have won a Bronze Award in the category of Adventure, Sports & Recreation, and a Silver Award in the category of Ecology & Environment (this one especially means a lot to me). Foreword Reviews is dedicated to the “art” of book reviewing (https://www.forewordreviews.com/about/). Thousands of books are entered each year into the Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards, and over 100 librarians and booksellers take part in the judging process. Their publication, "Foreword Reviews," is a Folio Award-winning magazine, and the only journal exclusively dedicated to reviewing books from independent publishers, university presses, and self-publishers. Distributed to librarians, booksellers, publishers, and avid readers, "Foreword Reviews" is also available at most Barnes & Noble bookstores, Books-A-Million newsstands, or by subscription. A huge thank you to my publisher, Wayfarer Books/Homebound Publications, and all the people who have helped me along the way. For more information about my book, "Refraction: An Arctic Memoir," please visit https://brucerettig.com, or my publisher's page, https://bit.ly/3tdZR0R. #brucerettig #refraction #alaska #arctic #prudhoebay #arcticmemoir #transalaskapipeline #oilpipelines #bigoil #tugboats #barges #avidreader #forwardreviews #Wayfarerbooks #homeboundpublications$

Some wildflowers are easy to miss when hiking — $Some wildflowers are easy to miss when hiking — look close and under the main foliage (these photos are in reverse orders as to how we viewed a Brown's peony). Thanks to Jared Manninen for the hot tip at his Big Year presentation! https://linktr.ee/jaredmanninen Have a great weekend and get outside! #brucerettig #brucerettigauthor #refraction #changingtidesblog #wildflowers #sierawildflowers #sierranevada ##jaredmanninen$

Early morning walk with my daughter. Wildflowers a $Early morning walk with my daughter. Wildflowers are beginning to pop—lots of water this year, and Cold Creek looks more like a Lake! #brucerettig #brucerettigauthor #refraction #changingtidesblog #sierra #sierraanavada #wildflowers #tahoepics #southlaketahoe$

Here they come . . . the high Sierra wildflowers a

Summer weather is here and there's still snow in t

Beautiful early trail run this morning. It's not v

I was fortunate to have seen the Oglala Lakota Art

The Upper Truckee River is maxed and it'll be inte

Maybe the last snowstorm of the season—lasting a

An excellent way to end the week! I just received $An excellent way to end the week! I just received news that my book, Refraction: An Arctic Memoir, was a Gold winner in the 2023 Nautilus Book Awards. A huge thank you to my publisher, Wayfarer/Homebound Publications, and congratulations to all the other Homebound authors who won awards: Gwendolyn Morgan, Iris Graville, Lucy Bryan Malenke, Abigail Morgan Prout, Andrew Jarvis, Heather Durham, and L.M. Browning. A very impressive list of winning authors! My website: https://brucerettig.com My book, "Refraction: An Arctic Memoir": https://bit.ly/3tdZR0R Changing Tides Blog: https://brucerettig.com/changing-tides-blog/ #brucerettig #brucerettigauthor #refraction #arcticmemoir #changingtidesblog #wayarerbooks #homeboundpublications #nautilusbookawards$

It's happening! After a very long winter, it's fin

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