I have a little note card taped to my desk at work with a quote from Nelson (Rolihlahla) Mandela that I am leaning on more and more these days: I received this card at a workshop on resiliency a few years ago and it struck a chord with me. Something about that quote…
This post was originally shared on November 21, 2016. A post of this kind has been brewing in my head for a while now and after reading something infuriating this last week, I decided to put it to words. If you came here just to learn how to hike with others, you may need…
“In nature, nothing exists alone.” -Rachel Carson, 1962 Earth Day Earth Day was created 49 years ago and marks the birth of the modern environmental movement. Yes, there are cultures who were devoted to the conservation of the natural world long before that. But it was a Gaylord Nelson, a senator from Wisconsin who…
This post was originally published on December 6, 2016. How often do you think about what you eat as being influenced more on social expectation than what your body needs? Does what other people think influence what you eat? When do other people have the right to have an opinion on what you eat?…
This post was originally published on January 9, 2016. Yesterday as I was out on a walk at lunch, I was reminded of one of the reasons I love to hike. One of the reasons I must hike. The trail I usually walk at lunch is next to the Skykomish River and the storms…
It is 2019 and time to look forward to what I want to get out of my time outdoors and on public lands this shiny new year. The older and hopefully wiser I get with each passing year, taking time to make a list and plan out where I long to go and what I…