Join me for reflections and stories from Yellowstone’s wilderness—lessons from the trail for life revealed through grace, truth, and wild places.
Waking Up in the Wilderness: A Yellowstone Journey
Are you an armchair traveler, outdoor adventurer, or national park enthusiast? Are you ready to trek across Yellowstone through the pages of a book?
If so, this may be the book for you.
It’s more than an adventure story about me and my family doing what we love in a place we love with people we love. It’s a sign pointing beyond all that and saying, “Look at this!” so you can see what there is to see for yourself.
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Mallard Lake
Hi there! Sitting here on the shore of Mallard Lake, I realized we hadn’t seen another soul for hours. Solitude may be hiking’s greatest gift. With only our conversation and the quiet lapping of the water on the beach to break the profound backcountry silence, it was water therapy at its finest. Whether in Yellowstone or your own favorite wild...
2025 Gift Guide
It's that time of year. We're searching for ideas for that special something for that special someone. Last year, one of my author-friends asked me to pair my book with a gift idea for her readers. This year, I asked some of my nature-writing friends to do the same. I've also created a gift guide with a few items for hikers and anyone who wants...
Down and Back Again: Midlife Lessons from Yellowstone
Going Down I’m not sure I’d even heard of Seven Mile Hole, a challenging trail into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, until I was in my thirties—a decade when I was still a reluctant hiker, a very reluctant hiker. By my mid-forties, I had developed an affection for hiking but dismissed Seven Mile Hole as a path I would never go down...
Waking up in the Wilderness is honored to be included in the Inspired by Yellowstone Artist Series.
“There is a great deal of good to be learned from what we see every day, if we would but consider it.”
~ Matthew Henry
