In Search of the Frontier

Life in Crown King has been for me a search for a new frontier. In the past year I have been fortunate enough to live a life filled with moments somewhere between car commercials and national park highlight reels. On one coast, I have worked on a 30,000-acre National Wildlife Refuge. Somewhere in the Southwest I have dropped into canyons no wider than my extended arms. On my way to Crown King, I hiked the narrows of an ice-covered river. These were the stories that preceded my arrival to the town of Crown King, Arizona, located in the fourth state I have called home in less than a year.

The Beauty of Artistic Licence

In the 1920s if you wanted a photograph in color, it had to be colored by hand. Two artists took this approach and captured the beauty of the landscapes and wildlife around them. The first of which was Asahel Curtis located in the Pacific Northwest. NPR ran a story capturing the artistic licence he took with adding color.



The second was William M. Finley whose work helped create the west coast's first wildlife refuge.



Last but certainly not least in the worth a look and listen category is Lizzie Wright Super Spaceship's song capturing the soul of the Ozarks and the rivers that make it up in her tune Ozarkia.