by Natalie Ogbourne | May 19, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
We don’t always get it right out on the trail. We knew it would be close. Still, we hopped out at the picnic area, grabbed a late lunch, and prepared to hit the trail to Harney Peak, the highest point in the Black Hills. My husband filled our camel paks while I...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 15, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Bird song mingled with the rumbles of highway trucks. The force of green marching through the woods toward the house. Pastures dotted with red and black cattle and frolicsome calves on the hills. The sound of a sudden rain–the kind that starts out like it means...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 8, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
There is more to a hike than a pair of boots, a granola bar, and the trail. There’s technique. At least that’s what they taught in the hiking class I took to satisfy a college P.E. requirement. I was slow to come to a love of hiking and didn’t yet have it...
by Natalie Ogbourne | May 1, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Sometimes it’s the road behind that illuminates the way forward. A year ago we had a rare May snow. It was wet and heavy and didn’t stick around. It couldn’t. Our orbit around the Sun was too deep into the warmth of spring. So far, this spring is...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 24, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
This is a revised version of one of my first and favorite posts. I’m revisiting it today because when it originally posted, Along This Road had all of five subscribers. (Thank you, by the way.) It’s different from the original because I’ve learned...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 3, 2014 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Sometimes the road curves. Some are gentle, bends visible from a long way off. Others stop my heart when their convoluted curve-ahead sign pops into view as I cruise along, a distracted driver relying too heavily on auto-pilot. Three mornings into April, the road...