Author Archives: djperello

Could it be true that Thoreau was only seeking the adventure of Mt. Katahdin for poetic “raw material”?  Did he traverse the range solely for a thrilling story for the public? As a hopeless literary romantic, I would dare say … Continue reading →

Reading Thoreau’s account of his ascent of Mt. Katahdin was therapeutic, and offered time for me to reflect on not only the struggles of the Northern Forest but on my own life as well.  By reading the journals, it is … Continue reading →

Now, having stepped foot in all of the four states that make up the Northern Forest, some ideas are slowly becoming clear to me.  These ideas are most often linked to the economics of a region, and how the flow … Continue reading →

Let me begin by stating that the last week and a half has been spent in a blur.  Whether this is the excuse that I will make for not “reading through the lines” in the book or not, I would … Continue reading →

Our class project will deal with questions that we have been thinking about since the beginning of the class.  How is the nature of the northern forest defined by its culture? How is the opposite true? What threats do the … Continue reading →

When opening a page to read it, it is interesting to say the least to see your own school’s name presented.  It is even more interesting when the text proceeds to describe a spot to which the reader might have … Continue reading →

“A young deer’s life is spent in the forest, yet is it his life he has lived or a crude expression known only in the afterlife?”  – from Expressions of Bambi by Richard Perello This weekend we focused our studies … Continue reading →

They say that mismanagement of resources was one of the factors that caused the demise of the Mayan civilization.  When Dobbs & Ober speak of paper companies in the Maine chapter, and the management practices that came with them, I … Continue reading →

The museum at Old Stone House represents ideals that have long since left our culture.   These are ideals that not only connect one to the land through labor driven economics and hard work, but bring to life the value of … Continue reading →

The main theme of the readings is the fact that work, be it physical labor or mental inquisition helps define and reinvent the way humans not only use the land but connect with it as well.  When I envision a … Continue reading →