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Jun 16, 20237 min read

the last days

The rest of Sunday was lovely; we went to the Selfoss community center, which was swarming with kids and pale-skinned Icelanders...

Oct 23, 20224 min read

Penobscot Mtn, Acadia Nat'l Park

The hike to the summit takes some time because it's so impossibly beautiful we have to stop and stay awhile.

Sep 17, 20214 min read

Heimaklettur, Westman Islands (Iceland)

The islands were tall and green, wind-swept with sheep but industry, too. When the ladders ended, a grassy hiking path lay before me.

Apr 23, 20218 min read

Wed-Thurs: Bryce Canyon, Capitol Reef

I'd caught the end of a geology talk, where the park ranger held up time-stamped photos of the bewitching tall spires.

Apr 25, 20203 min read

Spencer Trail, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

I started the Spencer Trail hike before 7 am, when the sun cast half the land with gold and chased me on the slope.

Jun 9, 20192 min read

Wildlife in the Rain - Midday at Murfee Spring

I was on the hunt for a yellow-crowned night heron, a stalky bird in the beloved heron family, an active hunter at all hours of the day.

Jun 20, 20182 min read

Green Herons!

A scraggly head poked up from the nest, and another, until all three mango colored bills were visible. They yawned at the great big sky.

Jul 27, 20177 min read

Avalanche Peak, Yellowstone Nat'l Park

We’re on a mission to find something we lost, and we know exactly where to look: where the white pine recedes to chalky scree.