Book about a father writing to his son, each chapter is a different subject. Its setting is the wilderness?

I read it in college, the father is writing on different things in life - to his son. Each chapter is a different topic, the one i remember is beauty - like what each thing means to the dad. Its setting is the wilderness, like he went on a hike or something.Book about a father writing to his son, each chapter is a different subject. Its setting is the wilderness?
When were you in college? (The reason I ask is wondering how recent the book is.)



It sounds like the book GILEAD (link below). If not, the next link is a list of epistolary novels (novels written in the form of letters) to look over.





Gilead:

http://www.amazon.com/Gilead-Novel-Maril鈥?/a>

Epistolary novels: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Ep鈥?/a>
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Whats the question?
sounds like "Tuesdays with Morrie" in the woods.