Early morning in Wyoming. Who even knew Wyoming had scenery like this? It’s a tempting thing to think that you come to a state boarder and all that classic Colorado scenery stops, and, oh, now we’ve got Wyoming scenery –…
Epic Day Hiking Road Trip to Yellowstone & Grand Tetons!
Yellowstone and Grand Tetons are a concentration of epic views and fascinating phenomena. In Yellowstone, water boils out of the ground to create colorful pools, waterfalls race with thousands of gallons per minute, steaming water spouts into the air, and…
Keeping Our Eyes on the End
“A lot of people flunk out in the wilderness, because they don’t keep their eyes on the end… The test of the wilderness is the purification of your motives and your heart.” – DS The Bible talks quite a…
Walking the Zion Narrows
I first did the Zion Narrows in 1997. Or, should I say, I first set foot in the Virgin River in 1997, and we went around the first bend and turned around. The kids were too young; one of the…
Awe in the Wilderness Heals
In the article I mentioned last week concerning research done by the Sierra Club, REI, and the University of Berkeley, the researchers found an interesting correlation between emotional healing and the experience of those who came out into the wilderness.…
Evening at Badwater Basin
We were crazy to go to Badwater Basin in the middle of June the week after record-breaking high temperatures in California. We knew we were crazy. But we also wanted to hike Telescope Peak, and since we had to travel…
The Wilderness Heals
I read an article a couple weeks ago about some tests conducted by the Sierra Club, REI, and University of Berkeley. The participants were those who had experienced significant trauma and were exhibiting symptoms of PTSD. The testing field was…
How to Sleep 10 People in a Full Size Van
Or, how to transport 10 people in a full size van and still sleep in the van at night It was spring of the year 2001, and we had just upgraded from a 1989 Chevy Caprice Station Wagon to…
Recognizing God’s Works Prepares us for God’s Move
I was reading a book the other day and a line struck me out of context. The author suggested that one of the primary purposes of scripture was to prepare us to look for and recognize God, specifically, to…
Views of Cannon Beach at Ecola State Park
There really isn’t much to see at Ecola Point on the coast of Oregon in Ecola State Park. But if you need a place to have a meal with a picnic table for convenience, it’s a good place to do…