John Elder
In order to experience the true environment, one must immerse oneself within it. And in order to achieve total immersion, one must stay in isolation and commune only with nature. Or so it seems. Detachment is clearly a prevalent theme in nature writing, and understandably so. Detachment from the normal hubbub and obligations of everyday life allows one to focus and really "see" nature. There are a great number of environmental authorities who agree.
In A Sand County Almanac, Aldo Leopold confronted nature on his own, examining trees, animals, and organisms while isolated to the point of thinking in natural time (weather, sun rise/set, etc.). In doing so, Leopold was able to observe seasons, animal migrations and rhythms, and study flora growth and decay. Like Leopold, John Muir also speculated the environment in solitude, trekking the Sierra accompanied only by his dog. Robert Frost, the author of Directive, writes, "But only with an inclusive perspective on the universal......
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