Take A Hike

September is here, students are back to school, and it is harvest season. This week we are reading Behavior in Crisis by Ruth Mota. Behavior in Crisis by Ruth Mota

This week we start to say farewell to summer with Summer’s End by Grammy winner, singer-songwriter John Prine.

We are enjoying the return of Jaialdi to Boise this week by hitting the trail with Basque writer Jose Mari Iparragirre.

Beat the heat by getting outdoors with contemporary poet Jane Hirshfield.

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.