Good Thunder and Blue Earth are places in southern Minnesota, though the terms, "Southern" and "Minnesota" don't seem to go together. But like the title, these different voices hold together with familial ties and a sense of belonging to the land and tradition. This book is a family saga told by ten characters. Some "walk the beans checking damage from ice balls." Others find delight in "counting snowflakes pulsing under yard lights." The voices are...

"With A Wild Path, Douglas Wood seeks to understand the importance and existence of beauty, the emotional poignancy of a wilderness sunset, and the realization of dreams. With generosity and compassion, he leads readers along a meditative path through a wilderness of many dimensions, offering courage and hope to those who feel different or left behind as he shares how he found, through the counsel of rocks, trees, and waters, his own way toward joy...