#14 of my 2025 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Nerstrand Big Woods State Park, Nerstrand, MN Spent meadow rue blossomsSeeds fluttering in the breezeA visual translationThe sound of rain dripping from the eaves Sometimes the little things catch your eye. It might be a blossom, a leaf, a pop of color. A recognition. A memory … Continue reading Musings from the Trail
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #56 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Lake Alice & Coal Town Loop, Sugarite Canyon State Park, NM and Meade State Park, KS Trash Collected: .37 pounds The first snow of the coming winter greets me on the camper's big window. From ranches at the base of … Continue reading Go West: Feels Like Home
Go West: Where it Started The day started cold and sunny. I would take a look to see what I'd missed on my late arrival to the park before moving on. A decision waited ahead of me which would be based on the weather. Would I return to the place where my adventurous life had taken deep root and changed the course of my personal and professional life or would I save it for a future trip?
Traveling, Camping and Hiking My Way Westward #54 of my 2023 52 Hike Challenge Trail/Park: Split Rock Nature Trail, Jumbo Rocks, Split Rock Loop, Arch Rock Nature Trail, Cholla Cactus Garden Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park Trash Collected: 0.31 pounds I keep finding myself writing about learning to flow with the challenges through this … Continue reading Go West: Rocks and Stars
The landscape heading east from Los Angeles transitions from sprawling development surrounded by mountains to acres of windmills before rising into the high desert on Highway 62. Everywhere yucca and Joshua Tree dot the vast swaths of desert. Despite the starkness I found myself again marveling at the diversity of the U.S. as one travels on land. Sameness yet underlying subtle differences everywhere.
