Spring in Canyonlands and Green River, Utah
Last week we rented an RV and took our dogs to Utah. We love going there in the spring. But dogs are not permitted on trails in the national parks, and it’s generally too hot – or too uncomfortable –...
View ArticleBackpacking in Yellowstone/The Merger
Backpacking in Yellowstone Hoped-for submersion auspicious inversion civilizing subversion total immersion The Merger Speak not of boardrooms of quick-voiced chaos and closed-in spaces...
View ArticleDead Tree Breathing
Sound of Dead Tree Breathing Wind-driven bellows empty and fill cavity vibrates with rasping breath wistful music of standing death On the DeLacy Creek trail to Shoshone Lake in Yellowstone National...
View ArticleBackpacking at Heart Lake in Yellowstone
This summer we spent 4 days, 3 nights backpacking at Heart Lake in Yellowstone. We have been to Heart Lake before on day hikes. But it’s a long way in – more than 8 miles to the lake itself – and the...
View ArticleOh, You Uncommon Loon/Heart Lake Bliss
Early this August we went backpacking for the second year at Heart Lake in Yellowstone. The distance is eight miles from trailhead to lake and another two miles around to our campsite. Some campsites...
View ArticleLost Canyon Adventure
After graduating from college in California, we moved to Michigan, where my husband started law school. The weather there is bitterly cold in winter and so hot in summer that life doesn’t seem worth...
View ArticleWinter Memory
Daytime High Arctic ice crusts the inside length of the cabin door. The ancient space heater sputters. We dress quickly in the cold seeking a hot morning meal before venturing into magic, the...
View ArticleOtter Family at Heart Lake in Yellowstone
Otter family visits our backpacking campsite at Heart Lake in Yellowstone Click to view slideshow.
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