On a clear sunny day in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State, the locals often remark “The Mountain is out.” Gaze eastward and you, too, will see The Mountain, a 14,410-foot-tall (4,392 meters) ...

Fuhrman writes nonfiction and poetry and makes her home in McCall, Idaho. She’s also the director of the Elk River Writer’s Workshop, which brings together students of writing ...