A special thanks to Michael Shapiro for the following endorsement

Whether river rafting in the vast wilderness of her Alaska homeland or trekking through the emerald hills of New Zealand, Ballou's evocative writing takes you there. She reminds us that in a frenetic world connecting with nature's beauty can serve as our salvation.—Michael Shapiro, author of A Sense of Place


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I walk in beauty on the good red road.
Linda Ballou

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