John Clayton
@johnclayton.bsky.social
Montana-based author of nonfiction books. www.johnclaytonbooks.com
Maybe the reason that de-commissioned National Parks so interest Trump is that Mar-a-Lago used to be one?
A surprising history of failed national parks
When Mar-a-Lago belonged to the Park Service, and when Steve Mather belonged to the nation
open.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Maybe the reason that de-commissioned National Parks so interest Trump is that Mar-a-Lago used to be one?
I am pleased to announce that my AI startup, JohnClaytonAI, has acquired me in an all-stock transaction. The combination values JohnClaytonAI at $80 billion and me at $33 ($45 less $12 in overdue library book fines)...
April 1, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I am pleased to announce that my AI startup, JohnClaytonAI, has acquired me in an all-stock transaction. The combination values JohnClaytonAI at $80 billion and me at $33 ($45 less $12 in overdue library book fines)...
As an essayist, I've always liked trilogies: three complete pieces on a linked theme (you know, like “The Naked Gun”). Last week’s “I failed at wilderness solitude” seemed to land well. How will Part 2 fare? naturalstories.substack.com/p/who-is-wil...
Who is wilderness solitude for?
In Part 2 of the Solitude Trilogy, we look at how wilderness and solitude got tied together
naturalstories.substack.com
March 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
As an essayist, I've always liked trilogies: three complete pieces on a linked theme (you know, like “The Naked Gun”). Last week’s “I failed at wilderness solitude” seemed to land well. How will Part 2 fare? naturalstories.substack.com/p/who-is-wil...
And it's not even March yet!
Can’t believe the knives are already out in the stores. The Ides of March gets more commercialized every year.
February 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
And it's not even March yet!
More facts in one place than I've seen all week. Thanks MFP!
Federal workers across several agencies are losing their jobs at a breakneck pace. The layoffs are coming fast from the Trump administration at the direction of its Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by billionaire and Tesla founder Elon Musk.
‘A cascading effect’: Forest Service, Park Service workers who lost jobs amid mass layoffs explain rippling fallout
Layoffs are coming fast from the Trump administration at the direction of its Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk.
montanafreepress.org
February 20, 2025 at 10:21 PM
More facts in one place than I've seen all week. Thanks MFP!
I wrote about the first time that Howard Zahniser, author of the 1964 Wilderness Act, went on a horse-packing wilderness trip. open.substack.com/pub/naturals...
December 4, 2024 at 1:05 AM
I wrote about the first time that Howard Zahniser, author of the 1964 Wilderness Act, went on a horse-packing wilderness trip. open.substack.com/pub/naturals...
I'm a nonfiction writer of books and articles at the intersection of history, nature, and culture, especially in the American West. I'm self-unemployed and love basketball, the Red Sox, mountains, beer, and books.
December 4, 2024 at 12:50 AM
I'm a nonfiction writer of books and articles at the intersection of history, nature, and culture, especially in the American West. I'm self-unemployed and love basketball, the Red Sox, mountains, beer, and books.