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 mapsContinue reading “Bighorn Memories”
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More about Memories
What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step. It is always the same step, but you have to take it. Antoine de Saint-Exupery in Wind, Sand, and Stars The memories I described in my last post apparently resonated with readers, for I received many gratifying comments, including this one from myContinue reading “More about Memories”
Swinging in the Lane
And like Billy Bray I go my way, in and out of Shadow Creek, dancing, in a daze, to the twin silver trumpets of praise. Annie Dillard in Pilgrim at Tinker Creek In my early twenties when I first started backpacking alone I got into the habit of tucking my thumbs underneath the shoulder strapsContinue reading “Swinging in the Lane”
Rising Above
Recently I departed on a flight from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Flying out of Seattle, I always expect low clouds, a brief experience of turbulence as we pass through them, and then. . .suddenly. . .blue sky and mountain peaks rising above the clouds. It never fails to amaze me, this experience of rising above, andContinue reading “Rising Above”
Thursday We Hike
When I moved to my rural home in northeastern Washington several years ago I learned that there was a women’s hiking group that met on Thursdays and explored the many trails nearby, often getting together after the hike to share a beer at a local pub. The group intrigued me, but it took me aContinue reading “Thursday We Hike”
I Saw That!
Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad. I have such a desire to do everything, my head is burning with it. Claude Monet When I find myself feeling sad about my decision to give up backpacking in order to save my aching back from further injury, IContinue reading “I Saw That!”
Beware the Bears
Love the animals. God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled. Do not think you are superior to them, for you are not. Fyodor Dostoevsky Of the many wonderful camping trips my brother, Pat, and I took with our family as children, one that we both remember with particular fondness is aContinue reading “Beware the Bears”
Alone but Not Lonely
I started hiking and backpacking alone when I was in my early twenties. I was working my first job as a Registered Nurse, so I had weekdays free when the trails were less crowded. My friends all had “normal” schedules or were having babies. I could either hike alone or not at all. It wasContinue reading “Alone but Not Lonely”
Meteors and Moonlight
As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and the avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can. John Muir My last post (Get Up andContinue reading “Meteors and Moonlight”
Get Up and Walk
As many of you may recall if you have been reading my blog for awhile, last spring as soon as the mud had dried up and the road was passable, I spent several months getting my beautiful log home in the Okanogan Highlands ready to sell. As you probably know if you have ever moved.Continue reading “Get Up and Walk”
The Solitude Trail 