Articles by Emily Gibson

Emily Gibson Emily Gibson is the Summer Programs Director and Anake Outreach & Admissions Specialist for Wilderness Awareness School.


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Ravens

Stories of Ravens

A large black bird flies past my window in the near distance, just above the tops of the trees beyond the field behind my house. Between twenty-two and twenty-seven inches long, with a wedge-shaped tail and steady wing beats, I hardly need look at it to know that it is one of the ravens that [...]

Wolf Tracks

Following Wolf Tracks: In the Presence of Wolves

I could tell many stories of wolves. Stories of bodies, lean and strong, moving swiftly across the road in front of a van full of teens — five running as one, as though in slow motion. I could tell the story of unwavering eyes watching a group of humans kneeling close in the fragrant carpet [...]

Black-Capped Chickadee

Black-Capped Chickadee

I stepped through the trees off the path, trying to move quietly through the ferns and across the ivy-covered ground, but my legs were shaking a little bit, my heart was pounding and my breath quick. It was often like that. Even though I was starting to get used to the experience, the possibility of [...]

Mountain Lion Tracks

Mountain Lion Tracks vs. Dog Tracks

The morning was gray, and the group was full of tension and excitement. It was day one of the CyberTracker Track & Sign Evaluation with Mark Elbroch, one of the first in North America. So, perhaps it’s not surprising that I was a little on edge. At the three forks of the Snoqualmie River in [...]

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