“Excuse me, do you have a few minutes to spend talking with me?” I was sitting alone in a little cafe called The Fireside when this small elderly woman approached me. “I was in a car accident years ago, that’s why I look like…
I finished tying my shoe in the back of the van just as the black brooding sky unleashed the rain which had been building all day. It had taken me much longer to drive out 50 miles of dirt road than I had anticipated…
I lead a charmed life. My mom loves adventures and none of our days ever look the same. Sometimes she takes us to live outside. We walk all day and get to chase marmots and see goats and mules, and swim in cold lakes,…
I almost went home before I even got to the mountains. . . That’s right. It’s embarrassing, but true. I forgot why I was here, and I couldn’t see the mountains from where I was, and I missed my people. I very nearly let…
It is very dry here. Very dry. Like less than 10% humidity, every day. And there is no shade anywhere. My skin is trying to fall off. I think it’s succeeding as I look like an overcooked snake shedding it’s skin. We left the…
Have you ever planned an experience for a long time, weaving together a dream full of possibility and when you finally arrive, you can’t remember why you’re there? I arrived in Pinedale after driving and camping my way through beautiful riverside forests and rolling…
I live for swimming and frolicking in the sun! Every mile I drive is a mile closer to my next swimming hole. I’m pretty sure Hallie has picked up a few new words this trip, and swimming is definitely one of them. My brother…
Do you have any use for this dog bowl? It was left behind by some campers. . . “ The campground host, at my first campground right outside of Yellowstone had no idea I had run over that exact same waterbowl the morning before!…