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Medicine Bow Wyoming
Webster’s New World Dictionary defines a pilgrimage as a journey to a shrine or holy place and/or any long journey to a place of historical interest. Exploration of the American West has become my pilgrimage. If you’ve read my memoir, Balanced on the Edge of the Crowd, you already have a sense of me and my early trip west from the Big Apple as a teenager. Now, as a calmer adult, ...
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Freedom to Rest—Elephant Seals Migration to Piedras Blancas
Female Elephant Seals spend most of their time at sea solitarily foraging the open ocean. In early May I fell among them, pointing and clicking my camera, to capture some rest.
“Are you cold?” asked the volunteer docent, a kind elderly man with grey eyes and a gentle way. “I have an extra windbreaker you can borrow.”
I hesitated long enough to delve into his face—haven’t seen ...
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I silently giggled at the trailhead’s warning sign. “Do not expect to be rescued. Rather, prevent rescues from happening in the first place, and be prepared to handle rescues within your own climbing party should something happen. Nature sets its own terms and YOU must judge how much risk you are willing to accept.” Yeah,” I say aloud. “I guess I’ve learned ...