FLIGHT OF THE RAVEN

Published in March 2025, Flight of the Raven continues the Ravens Nest trilogy. It takes place many decades in the future, after Jake, Rachel, Al and Tori are long gone. Bernice, the young intern hired by Tori, is now an elderly caretaker of Ravens Nest. After an earthquake destroys the main house, she discovers a safe full of more of Jake’s writings, hidden for decades. These continue his stories about his career, plus more essays about Ravens Nest and its sense of place. Bernice also finds the mythic jar full of gold coins that Jake always suspected was buried by Opal. Discover Jake’s philosopy as an old man and his expectations of his future life.

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Author’s Note

Preface/ Editor Bernice Sanderson

The Hidden Legacy

PART I: A WESTERN BUREAUCRAT

Bernice Sanderson’s Introduction

The Three-Decades Wild Ride

North Park: Moose

Moonwalking

A Pair of Farewells:

To My Favorite People

To the Universe

Part I Photo Gallery

PART II: THE UTAH YEARS

Jake’s Introduction

The Dog Who Started the Great Utah Coyote War

They Will Hang My Skin from the Courtyard Wall

Chokecherry Point

The Cowboys

Ghost Forest

Part II Photo Gallery

PART III: A TIME AND PLACE

Jake’s Introduction

I Know You’re Out There Somewhere

Bright Eyes

Land of Deep Time

Owls and Nests at Ravens Nest

Radical Nature

From Quarks to Ice

Part III Photo Gallery

PART IV: TORI’S SONGS

Bernice Sanderson’s Introduction

The Visit

Journey With the Wind

Standing in the Wild

Ancient Sentinels

Fire in the Sky

The Other Side of Eternity

Kaleidoscope Sky

Zephyr

Deep Future

Winds and Waters of Time

Part IV Photo Gallery

PART V: REFLECTIONS ON A SENSE OF PLACE

Jake’s Introduction

The Senses of a Place

Sense of Peace

Sense of Life

Sense of Memory

Sense of Creativity

Part V Photo Gallery

PART VI: LOST IN TIME

Jake’s Introduction

Winter Solstice

Spring Equinox

Summer Solstice

Autumnal Equinox

Spirit Man

Spirit Woman

Part VI Photo Gallery

PART VII: BERNICE SANDERSON’S EPILOGUE

Center of the Universe

Author Acknowledgments

About the Author

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