Colleen Drake, AKA Teacup
Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 
Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 
Olympic Mountains 
Wind River Mountains
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Remembering City Life
I grew up in Tacoma, Washington, not exactly a big city but hardly a small town either. We were just thirty miles south of Seattle, though before Interstate 5 was completed that drive took a full hour on “old 99” with its stoplights. I never felt deprived by city life. There was a large vacant…
Remembering Harmony Falls
Because children grow up, we think a child’s purpose is to grow up. But a child’s purpose is to be a child. Nature doesn’t disdain what only lives for a day. It pours the whole of itself into each moment. . .Life’s bounty is in its flow. Later is too late. Alexander Herzen I have…
Remembering Simple
As my regular readers well know I made the decision to stop backpacking about a year ago, my aching back complaining loudly each time I hoisted my ultra-lite pack. I feared doing more damage to my crumbling spine. Ultra-lite, as it turned out, was not lite enough for this aging woman. I knew though that…
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