Come with CMarie to a bend in the river. Nearby, a couple spread out a blanket. A dog chases after... more

CMarie and her 17-year-old dog, Carhartt, camp together for the last time. Next to the stream, CMarie remembers all the... more

Hiking up a forgotten Forest Service road in autumn with her dogs, CMarie notices the golden larch needles drifting around... more

Sandhill cranes swirl and kettle in a high mountain meadow. As she watches them and listens, CMarie wonders what the... more

CMarie lies on the lawn of the house she grew up in, and considers the stars. How little the night... more

High in a mountain meadow, CMarie notices that a small mountain stream makes much more noise than an enormous flood.... more

A wildfire has recently blazed through. CMarie's friend is dismayed: her beautiful wilderness, destroyed. But CMarie quietly finds this recent... more

On a bright morning at her mountain cabin, CMarie fills the birdfeeder. Trees, birds, flowers, and a spider all greet... more

All night, camped near a mountain stream, CMarie lies awake listening. She's hoping to hear a sound she hasn't heard... more

The sounds of nature are restorative. They help us connect with the planet, with each other, and with who we really... more

At sunset on the eve of her 50th birthday, CMarie hikes up a slickrock ridge with her dog Carhartt. She... more

Leaning against a ponderosa on a ridgeline, CMarie watches a storm roll in. CMarie knows this storm, this nature, has... more

Late at night, after a long day of emails and meetings, CMarie climbs on top of a horse. She rides... more

In the tundra's quiet, unburdened by the chaos of technology, CMarie listens to the wind over the lichens and reflects... more

Returning to the river to witness the annual kokanee salmon migration, CMarie starts to see the seasonal red of the... more

In the birthplace of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, CMarie remembers an early-morning robin song from her... more

On a trail thousands of years old, CMarie sits among the wildflowers near the South Fork Salmon River and watches... more

On a late afternoon in autumn, when the sun bends the shadows and gives a gold tip to the crowns... more

Terra Firma is a new podcast that combines writing about nature with the sounds of the outdoors. It’s hosted by CMarie... more