Thanksgiving Day 2018 was a memorable one. We spent the week in Blanding, UT. Unlike Moab to the north with its trendy, sporty persona, which I don't much love, Blanding is unvarnished and unpretentious. I would rather feel like traveler as opposed to a tourist, if you get my meaning. In mock appreciation to the … Continue reading Discovering Moon House: Dag and Zook and The Fear of Falling
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From the Trail: A Walk at Lake Brownwood State Park
It is easy to miss delightful things when we only accept and cultivate experiences that we expect to be life-changing. Last summer, my husband and I stayed one night at Lake Brownwood State Park here in Texas on our way to New Mexico. I woke up early that morning and decided that I would take … Continue reading From the Trail: A Walk at Lake Brownwood State Park
Quote for Today: Bill Bryson
Distance changes utterly when you take the world on foot. A mile becomes a long way, two miles literally considerable, ten miles whopping, fifty miles at the very limits of conception. The world, you realize, is enormous in a way that only you and a small community of fellow hikers know. Planetary scale is your … Continue reading Quote for Today: Bill Bryson
Quote for Today: Richard Louv
Leave part of the yard rough. Don't manicure everything. Small children in particular love to turn over rocks and find bugs, and give them some space to do that. Take your child fishing. Take your child on hikes. --Richard Louv
Walking Across China: Cristoph Rehage’s Disorienting Journey
In November 2007, Christoph Rehage set out to walk from Beijing, on the far eastern side of China, to Germany. One year and 4500 miles later, scruffy and tired, he stopped his journey in western China at the city of Ürümqi. Cristoph took some breaks to visit family, but, even so, the journey across China was … Continue reading Walking Across China: Cristoph Rehage’s Disorienting Journey
TrekWest Crosses the Border in Arizona: Raising Awareness for Wildlife
In late January, John Davis, a conservationist and explorer, began a 5,000 mile journey from Hermosillo, Mexico to Fernie, Canada. He is hiking, cycling and paddling this route to document the lives of wild animals and confirm the need for wildlife corridors in the west. Wildlife corridors are protected areas that link isolated habitats and … Continue reading TrekWest Crosses the Border in Arizona: Raising Awareness for Wildlife
Desert Light: Photos from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
These are some of the best photos I have ever taken, from a hike in Capitol Reef National Park near Torrey, UT. The light that day was perfection, making even simple photos glow in a special way. The redrock desert of Utah is extremely dear to my heart and these are just a few of … Continue reading Desert Light: Photos from Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
