Henry David Thoreau

Living On Earth commentator Sy Montgomery walks on the frozen ponds near her home in New Hampshire, following in Thoreau’s footsteps to search for life through the “icy window.”

In the vast developed areas that sprawl between our cities, quiet places are even harder to find than open spaces. Even Walden Pond, Henry David Thoreau’s symbol of tranquillity has so many visitors and nearby roads that real solitude is nearly impossible to find there. But, Thoreauvian solitude is what Peter Acker seeks. Mr. Acker […]

What would Henry David Thoreau have written if he had a wife, three kids, and lived in the suburbs?

A walk in the woods and a thousand whirling maple seeds inspire writer Tom Montgomery-Fate to delve further into the words of “Walden.”