Continue Reading Joy I figured we’d end the week that covered uncertain feelings with something more uplifting – laughter. The photographs of friends and acquaintances speak…
Continue Reading Fear. Not. We’ve had sweat yesterday; we’ve had tears the day before; now all we need is blood, right? Then they’ll sing to us about…
Continue Reading Sweat Where I come from, sweating was something a young lady did not do much less display. Sweat rings under your arms were…
Continue Reading Crying: Privilege or Curse? In general I read pretty broadly, or, truth be told, skim pretty broadly. But once in a while an essay catches my…
Continue Reading Uncertain Feelings This week’s musings will select from a grab bag of topics. IF I can muster the energy to write at all on…
Continue Reading The Other Forest The hike report of this week ends with a poem by one of my favorite poets of all times. The WW I…
Continue Reading Critters I wonder if a hike report is boring to those who have not been on it. Yeah, some pretty flowers, some spectacular…
Continue Reading Forest Fires I often wonder what attracts photographers, myself included, to environments that speak of – best case scenario – better days or -…
Continue Reading Cascade Wildflowers Cooper Spur and Vista Ridge both offer a profusion of wildflowers at this time of the year. The latter area experienced a…
Continue Reading Home sweet Home It’s summer. Between travel and blogging and editing the latest edition of Cognition I have been remiss in hiking. That has now been remedied…