In 1989, Linda and I moved to Montana with a dream of establishing an education and retreat center. Free from the accumulated clutter of standard American living and the confines of religious dogmas, we began to explore philosophical approaches and lifestyles that mimicked nature and our inner prompting. With our 1983 Nissan 4X4 and boxes full of books by Scott and Helen Nearing, Emerson, Muir, Fukuoka, the Desert Fathers, Krishnamurti, and others, we left the conventional world for the land of uncertainty. Shouldering an awareness of our pioneering ancestors who often approached the West with a “divide and conquer” mentality, we quietly vowed to live in a new way. Learn more.