Author Archives: Colleen Drake

I will walk by myself and cure myself in the sunshine and the wind. Charles Reznikoff Last summer the Forest Service announced that it would close a dirt road that provides access to a popular lake in the Olympics, as well as to the trails that lead hikers along the Skokomish River to the beautifulContinue reading “Loving a Place to Death”

Join me with Jester on Saturday, January 9th for an interview about loving a place to death. You’ll also hear about my hiking companion, Lulu, and how I got my trail name, Teacup.

I sit here with my laptop perched. . .where else? On my lap. Before me parades a never ending collection of photographs, all of which I have taken on various treks over the years, mostly since digital photography came into being but a few downloaded from a distant time when photos were taken with film,Continue reading “Soul Saver”