An avid solo hiker at 70, I photograph and write about the wild places.
I have found no better teacher than nature. No better balm for a weary soul.
Do You See Me Now?
Many of our children feel invisible, and it’s become a death sentence. Perhaps the solution is right in front of us.
Falling in Love with the Natural World
Time in nature makes you happier and more creative—a little like falling in love.
Nature Never Shuns a Different Duck
Diversity is a design of nature. Who are we to exclude anyone over racial and cultural differences? There’s plenty of room on the pond.
Chasing Snow Geese and Finding a New Normal
As we emerge from the isolation of the pandemic, how do we find a new normal in an uncertain world? How do we give our children a legacy greater than our collective fear and anxiety?
Bison Medicine for a Divided World
When we unite in community, the world will reflect peace. Wild bison protect every member of the herd. Why can’t we?
The Day the Wild Horses Set Me Free
Walk with me among the Challis Herd of wild horses where the mustangs inspire the freedom to express the wildness in our souls.
A Chickadee Taught Me How to Hike Through Painful Memories
If a songbird can think new thoughts, so can I.
Walk with me on a winter’s hike through Harriman State Park, Idaho, to find out what a chickadee knows about keeping only the best memories.
Watching a Duck Dance on Water for Love
Birds do it. Bees do it. Even red-eyed ducks do it. Let’s fall in love.
Regrets are Like Hiking with a Backpack Full of Boulders
Remembering Tolstoy in an Eastern Idaho wheat field.
When Loneliness Dogs Me, I Get a Little Wild
Nature accepts me into a world where I finally belong.