Read the Land & Listen to its Messengers
Brushing a sticky, silken strand from my face, I know my steps are the first, at least…
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butterflies | camping | flowers | hiking | Nature | Rivers | Wilderness
Wildflowers Flow from the High Wallowas
Flood alert in the high Wallowas! Wildflowers are surging, overflowing meadows, and crushing the headwater springs with…
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birds | camping | flowers | Nature | Wilderness
Song of the Summer: Swainson’s Thrush Aria
From Glacier National Park to Oregon’s coastal forests, one bird sings its way into our hearts all…
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Communing with a Cormorant Colony- the purposeful watch
Flute song spirals up into the trees along the coastal trail to the pelagic cormorant colony. Swainson’s…
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Low Tide Revelation
Egrets like moon slivers Shine in the morning light Stalk the edge of eelgrass And the still…
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birds | butterflies | conservation | Nature | Philosophy | running
Dream Only Large Dreams
“Dream only large dreams, for they have the power to fire people’s souls.” …
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Bitterbrush: The Scent of Memory
Bitterbrush fragrance wafts across Central Oregon in a floral, spicy, lemony, cinnamony swash. I love this subtle…
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For Mother’s Day- Sharing the Osprey’s Gaze
My mother and I watch an osprey circle the pond. White and black against blue sky. Powerful strokes….
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Running the Badlands Wilderness
Every step in the Badlands Wilderness is a cushioned landing on sand. Every breath inhaled is far from…
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By-the-wind Sailors Carry a Blue Message
The beach is blue, as if some crazed artist had dyed every foam line on this spring…
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