Meditation in the Mountains: Look Up, Listen.
I went 32 years of my life thinking that the best possible sound was that of the waves crashing against the shore. But I have been corrected: The most incredible, soul-filling sound in… Continue reading
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Zion National Park, Part 8: Coalpits and Scoggins Wash
We had driven past the trailhead on SR-9 for Coalpits Wash numerous times but finally got around to hiking th trail a couple weeks ago on a day when the temperatures were a… Continue reading
Santa Clara Petroglyphs
After a morning of chores Tom and I decided to take advantage of the cool, cloudy weather to head down to the desert and see a petroglyph site he’d recently heard of. Located… Continue reading
Snowshoeing at Webster Flat and (Possibly) on the Virgin River Rim Trail. Or, You Wanted to See More Pictures of Aspen Trees, Right?
I chose Webster Flat for my next snowshoeing outing because well, it’s mostly flat, but still has some nice vistas down the Grand Staircase. As I learned on my second snowshoeing excursion, it… Continue reading
An Immediate Return to Second Left Hand Canyon. With a Truck.
As Tom and I explored the lower regions of Second Left Hand Canyon we knew that we needed to enlist our friend Terry and his truck in order to get beyond where we’d… Continue reading
Exploring Second Left Hand Canyon
Second Left Hand Canyon had been on my list of places to explore for quite some time. I had made an effort to drive up the road previously but the water crossing near… Continue reading
Snowshoeing in Cedar Breaks and Around Bear Flat
My second snowshoeing outing came a couple days after my first. Ever since the first time I overlooked the miles of hoodoos in Cedar Breaks I’ve wanted to see them in the snow.… Continue reading
On Fear and Snowshoeing
I have been thinking a lot recently about fear. I have also encountered it a lot. Fear unconsciously drives our lives, causing all of us to make (or significantly, to not make) the… Continue reading
Return to the Land of Whipped Cream: More Exploring in Pine Park
Terry and I had hiked around the other-worldly formations at Pine Park last year, agreeing to return before we had even left. After we gushed about it to Tom he was eager to… Continue reading
Hike on the Golden Wall Loop Trail
With recent higher-than-usual temperatures Tom, Terry, and I agreed to not chose a lower elevation hike for our next outing. Running through our to-do list Terry reminded us of a national forest trail… Continue reading