A stack of firewood is so much more than just a pile of logs. It’s a rustic manifestation of hard work completed, a symbol of coziness to come. Changing shape with the seasons, it embodies both the ...

There's nothing quite like the relaxing feeling of putting your feet up next to a warm, crackling fire, especially during the cold winter months. But if you've ever had to deal with firewood, you know ...

A few weeks ago my neighbor and I were talking firewood. Specifically, we were talking about whether to stack with the bark up or the bark down. He’s a rugged, quiet, mid-western Norwegian type. “Well ...

Stacking firewood can be a functional art form if you follow the Amish’s lead for making efficient, pyramid-shaped piles. We observed these pyramid-shaped stacks of firewood while on a tour of Amish ...

In 2012, I spent a season on a wildland firefighting crew based just outside California’s Sequoia National Park. Our first assignment wasn’t a wildfire but a cleanup project at Devils Postpile ...