A few weeks ago, a hiking friend posted on social media her thoughts about acceptance and the wilderness. She ended by saying, “In nature, though, I’ve found myself more at peace than ever before. The water, trees, and critters…


A few weeks ago, a hiking friend posted on social media her thoughts about acceptance and the wilderness. She ended by saying, “In nature, though, I’ve found myself more at peace than ever before. The water, trees, and critters…

A year or two ago, I read on the Yellowstone National Park Facebook page that the park had just created a new trail – one that looked down on the Grand Prismatic Spring. I’d heard that many people scrambled up…

For no special reason, I was thinking last night about rest areas along I-80 in Iowa. They’re usually in the middle of a cornfield, very hot and humid in the summer, and bitterly cold in the winter. I was also…
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Pueblo del Arroyo doesn’t get the attention it would get if it was a little further away from other well-preserved Chacoan great houses in Chaco Culture National Historical Park, like Pueblo Bonito. But that doesn’t mean it’s not worth a…

I was talking with a friend about last week’s post. Our conversation diverged into some of the truly lovely people we have met on our respective travels. The people who blessed us when we needed it most, the people who…