226 | Butte Valley


1996 | The Geologist’s Cabin

This one reminds me more of Robert Adams that it does of myself — clear, bright, sober, hopeful, and a book.


This is a rare large window for a stone cabin; just out of view is Striped Butte, which stands on its side with contrasty, vertical strata. This place is as peaceful as the road out is difficult. After I added my name to the visitors’ register, I wrote in my own notebook, “Always carry two spares.”