I’m sitting at my desk staring out at an ancient spruce that has been on this property for over a hundred years. If I could understand tree language, what would this stalwart elder tell me?.

In Norse legend, the Jotunheimen Alps are called the “Home of the Giants,” home to jötnar (trolls). This morning, a friend of mine described his recent adventure trekking in that Norwegian wilderness, his face lit with a radiance I hadn’t seen before. . . .

Would you like to go on a journey with me?