“If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn’t lead anywhere.” Frank A. Clark Our time had come to pack up and leave Johnston Campground in Banff, Canada. We may have felt a little melancholy about leaving this magnificent place, but we were on our way to make reservations for a site […]
Badlands and Beyond, part 13 – British Columbia, Yoho
“Nature is the one song of praise that never stops singing”. –Richard Rohr We had to go back. Tak Falls was the most incredible waterfall I had ever experienced and the hiking trail that led back into the mountains and glaciers called to us… beckoning through the cool, glacial breeze that carried fresh, invigorating scents […]
Earthquake in Ridgecrest, CA
Phil told me moments ago that a 6.4 earthquake had hit the small, desert town of Ridgecrest, CA. We immediately thought of the sweet couple we had met at Sequoia National Park, Chris and Marissa, and were feeling very anxious for their safety. I never did get their last names but gave them a business […]
A MODERN-DAY DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
Just a few short weeks ago, Phil and I had met an energetic, wonderfully friendly and outgoing young couple at our campsite in the Sequoia National Park who were from Ridgecrest, CA. Chris and Marissa, (unfortunately I did not get their last names), were visiting the Park with their daughter’s school to tour the caves […]
The Traveling Maiden 