Colleen Drake, AKA Teacup

Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 
Washakie Pass, Wind River Mountains 


Olympic Mountains 
Wind River Mountains
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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…
Bighorn Memories
How many people who will die today even know that it is the last day of their lives? Joan Halifax I moved to my new Wyoming home in early September many years ago. It was a beautiful warm day, the sun shining but not too hot. I had of course been reading and studying maps…
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