The Miracle of the Muskox
This article first appeared Wild Fibers Vol. 3, Iss. 3 In the summer of 1930, a vigorous Norwegian named Johannes Lund contracted with...
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The Sunday Read
The Sunday Read is published twice a month (sometimes more, sometimes less). It brings the same global adventures and stunning pictures as Wild Fibers Magazine but with the convenience of online access and the addition of on-location videos.
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Linda Cortright
Jan 2017 min read
Waking up in James Taylor's Bed
It is nightfall by the time I reach my hotel on a mountaintop outside of Kandy, the ancient capital of Sri Lanka. For the past hour and a...
Linda Cortright
Jan 711 min read
Alaskan Pastures
Started in the mid 1950s by Harvard anthropologist John Teal, the Musk Ox Project was chosen to introduce non-intrusive form of agriculture
Linda Cortright
Dec 31, 20238 min read
The Buddha's Tooth and The Barefoot Queen
It was the summer of 1976, and most Americans were gearing up for the Bicentennial. Coming from Philadelphia—the birthplace of our...
Linda Cortright
Dec 16, 202311 min read
A Tangled Mess of Happiness in the Jungle
According to my itinerary, which has been carefully crafed with the help of several travel experts in Sri Lanka, today’s highlights...
Linda Cortright
Dec 2, 202310 min read
Sri Lanka: A Moral Dilemma at Sea
Nearly everyone who has been to Sri Lanka mentions the friendliness of the “locals” in the first breath. But precisely, what is a...
Linda Cortright
Nov 18, 202311 min read
In the Footsteps of Penguins and Sheep
Considering the hundreds of miles I have spent traveling around Scotland the past two years, it seems criminal that that my first...
Jane Cooper
Oct 26, 20236 min read
Orkney's Wooly Detective
I saw the glow of four eyes, one pair belonging to a tiny lamb standing strongly next to Hilary, both with their backs to the wind.
Linda Cortright
Oct 14, 20237 min read
Born and Buried in Bark
Before Christ (B.C) there was bc (bark cloth). And to further complicate matters bc was bc … bark cloth was before cotton. Predating the...
Linda Cortright
Sep 30, 20237 min read
Everyone Loves A (Sheep) Parade, But Why?
Two days before the “big” event, I was sitting in John Peavey’s living room in Hailey, Idaho, when his cellphone rang. He began fumbling...
Linda Cortright
Sep 17, 202312 min read
Stayin' Alive
Curious oddities about an equally curious island and sheep - the Manx Loaghtan
Linda Cortright
Aug 26, 20238 min read
Cheap, Small, and Nimble
An uncommon childhood during the Industrial Revolution Right of wrong – much of my understanding of the Victorian era was shaped by...
Linda Cortright
Aug 3, 20239 min read
The 3 Idiots and Me
Another life lesson among the nomads I am ashamed to admit that for the past 15 years I have been lying. Not exactly premeditated...
Linda Cortright
Jul 22, 202311 min read
Heroes of The Himalayas
I will be long gone before the age of space tourism is within reach of my financial means and even if, for example, I win a free trip to...
Linda Cortright
Jul 8, 202310 min read
Sheep Walks - Sin or Savior?
A stunning look at the Highland Clearances that forever reshaped the Scottish countryside.
Linda Cortright
Jun 24, 20238 min read
Shaking Hands With History
Recently, I have noticed that most everything written about St Kilda is in the past tense. It’s always “St Kilda was . . .” and never “St...
wildfibers
Jun 21, 20231 min read
For the few men left . . . life was hard
"For the few men left on Hirta life was hard. Lachlan Macdonald stayed to look after his mother. His father had died in a drowning...
Linda Cortright
Jun 21, 202315 min read
Eviction At Sea
On August 27, 1930, a small group of men, women and children began ferrying a few precious belongings down to the island’s jetty. They...
Linda Cortright
Jun 10, 20239 min read
A Thousand Sheep and A Thousand Broken Pieces - The Rise of Iona Wool
By some standards, my religious upbringing might be considered wanting. My parents unanimously decided that neither my brother nor myself...
Linda Cortright
May 28, 20238 min read
Two "Bools" In Paradise
You won’t find throngs of people waiting to the board ferry in Canna, the outermost isle of Scotland’s Inner Hebrides. At less than five...
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