I read about a 2 mile trail – round trip – to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. The pictures were epic. The trail didn’t even look that steep. The only thing standing between me and the trail was a…
Infinite Creativity with Mind of Christ
One of the great things about living in a country as large and as varied as America is that I have access to so many different landscapes. There are low mountains – I’d call those hills – tall peaks, rocky…
7 Best Day Hikes in Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness
Colorado’s Flat Tops Wilderness is an overlooked gem. Overshadowed by more prominent mountains to the east (Rocky Mountain National Park) and south (Rockies; think Aspen, Glenwood Springs, etc.), the “busy” parts of the wilderness see several hundred visitors each year.…
Sneak Peak: Southwestern Variety at its Finest
I just got back from another hiking-adventure trip across the western US! It was different than any before, even as we visited old and new sites across Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and even Utah and Wyoming. There were high…
Early Season Hiking to Clouds Rest – and Yosemite’s Best
Turn left at the stream that looks like a trail. Then, turn right at the trail that looks like a stream. -One of my group members remembering the Clouds Rest Trail If there was one hike in Yosemite that…
Remembering is Irresistible to God
There is something about us remembering what God has done that is irresistible to God. There is something in our remembering that brings God into the situation we find ourselves in. Last summer I was high in a mountain pass…
Owning our Healing in the Wilderness
Last week, I talked about remembering what God has done in the wilderness. But remembering is only one step of the process in embracing what God has done. When we go out into the wilderness, we find peace and…
Lassen Swimming Hole in Butte Lake!
Have you ever wanted to swim in a lava flow? Not in the lava, I mean, but in water among the remains of the hardened lava rock? It’s a big thing in Hawaii to swim or at least walk…
The Time We Raised a Cell Phone from the Dead
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…