Photos: Ace Hess “Acts of creation are ordinarily reserved for gods and poets, but humbler folk may circumvent this restriction if they know how. To plant a pine, for example, one need be neither...

Photo: Matt Hartsky, from our 2020 Public Lands and Waters Photo Contest   This article first appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of Backcountry Journal. Join BHA to get 4 issues a year right in...