Awesome Weekend

So this weekend not only did I have a chance to talk with Dave Mech, on the leading wolf biologists in the world, about wolf taxonomy, but I also had a chance to meet Rolf Peterson, the lead biologist of the Isle Royale study for over 37 years. It doesn't get much better than this.

Northwest Stories: Gary Snyder

Shana Tova

Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. It is a time for reflection of the past year as well as atonement for past sins. In this sense, when I speak of atonement, I simply mean acknowledging mistakes made in the past year so that you can work on fixing them. I went out the beautiful Kawishwi Falls for the ceremonial casting of sins (mistakes). This is symbolic of starting the year with a fresh start. On the 3/4 mile hike out to the falls, I reflected on major changes that have occurred this past year as well as things that I would like to change. Among the highlights of the year have been graduating college, working at the International Wolf Center for the summer, and going into my second year with my lovely girlfriend. I am truly lucky to have so many great friends and such a loving family. Upon reviewing this past year, however, I was disheartened to think about how angry I was. Along with casting away my sins, I also cast away that anger. My goal for the year is fill empty void with loving kindness.