I have worked here since 2011 telling stories of the Earth as preparation for a history of the Intermontane Grasslands of Central Cascadia and the rainswept coast that keeps them windy and dry. Now I am presenting this history, step by step, as I have learned it, often from the land itself. The history of this region includes the Canadian colonial space “The Okanagan Valley”, which lies over the land I live in above Canim Bay. The story stretches deep into the American West, into the US Civil War, the War of 1812, and the Louisiana Purchase, as well into the history of the Columbia District of the Hudson’s Bay Company. In all, the story spans the Chilcotin and Columbia volcanic plateaus and the basins that surround them. In this vast watershed lie homelands as old as 13,200 years (Sequim) and 16,200 years (Salmon River.) That’s how far we are walking together here, who are all the land speaking.
Okanagan Okanogan 
Incredibly lovely.
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Thank you… I love these sunny walks.
From: Okanagan Okanogan Reply-To: Date: Tuesday, July 25, 2017 at 10:23 PM To: Subject: [Okanagan Okanogan] Comment: “Grass Catching the Sun”
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Grasses are so beautiful. You probably took hundreds of photos on that walk. How do you choose among them?
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Your celebrations of Nature are regenerating… and show a magnificent eye and heart. Thank you for sharing.
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Thanks, James. Your support is very welcome today.
From: Okanagan Okanogan Reply-To: Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017 at 9:39 AM To: Subject: [Okanagan Okanogan] Comment: “Grass Catching the Sun”
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Nothing like a walk in a summer field to release the mind’s knots! The photos have that magic.
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