Take A Hike

Celebrate Independence Day by getting outdoors and read The New Colossus by Emma Lazarus, which has been inscribed on a plaque inside the base of the Statue of Liberty since 1903.

Nobody loves summer more than Calvin & Hobbes.  Get out and enjoy summer outdoors with Bill Watterson’s Calvin & Hobbes. Explore this curated collection of Calvin & Hobbes enjoying the great outdoors. 

In sunshine or moonlight, enjoy Taking a Hike with the Humanities! Read Luna by Alurista while you are enjoying Idaho’s beautiful summer skies. Luna, a poem by Alurista  

Consider the wilderness from a new perspective and Take A Hike with the Humanities. Read Black Women and the Wilderness by Evelyn White while you are exploring new trails.

In rain or shine, enjoy Taking a Hike with the Humanities! Read Inventory For Spring by Wendy Xu while you are enjoying Idaho’s wild weather.   Inventory for Spring by Wendy Xu  

Take A Hike with Wallace Stegner and connect with Idaho’s wilderness. Wallace Stegner, an award-winning author, educator, and environmentalist argues in Wilderness Letter for Americans to preserve the beautiful and wild spaces in our country.

Get out on your bike with award-winning poet William Stafford. Enjoy his poem, Maybe Alone on My Bike while you Take A Hike with the Humanities.

Welcome the blossoms of Spring with former Poet Laureate of the United States, Ada Limón. Take A Hike with her poem Instructions on Not Giving Up. 

Say farewell to winter and Take A Hike with beloved Idaho writer CMarie Fuhrman. Check out her short story No Way to Say Goodbye.