A year in the woods: twelve small journeys into nature

A walk in the woods

Part I: winter. January: the sound of silence

February: the light returns

March: the dream of wilderness

Part II: spring. April: the not-so-quiet of the woods

May: civilization and its discontents

June: nature's secrets

Part III: summer. July: a life out of doors

August: legacy

September: camp life

Part IV: fall. October: a theory of two seasons

November: the last month on earth

December: the end and the beginning

Appendix: an office worker's wilderness trips.