by Natalie Ogbourne | Apr 3, 2020 | Lessons from Yellowstone, Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
One strange thing about the internet world is that I don’t actually know where many of you live. Oddly, though, because of this unfamiliar terrain we’re collectively navigating, I can probably pretty accurately guess that most of us are at home much more than usual....
by Natalie Ogbourne | Feb 26, 2020 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
My son is studying abroad this semester. In northern Italy. Until this week, I hadn’t heard much talk about northern Italy outside the context of his travel plans. Now it’s all over the news. He was supposed to start classes next Monday. On Monday of...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Dec 26, 2019 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
It was one of the first hikes we took together, my husband and I. It wasn’t long—only a few miles, but the one stretch was steep. The descent wasn’t bad. The destination—a steel suspension bridge spanning a canyon in the middle of wilderness—was worth the trip down...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Nov 11, 2019 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
Good morning to you on this fine autumn day! Today I’m doing something just a little different and sharing a few field notes, a gathering of what the landscape of life has been teaching me. If you have a moment to pause and ponder what the landscape of your life is...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Mar 11, 2019 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
We left our car at the pullout, walked past the bungalow-sized glacial boulder, and started down an easy path. Short, flat, and offering a good view, the Cascade Overlook Trail promised to be a good wakeup hike. Enveloped in a thick evergreen wood, we relished the...
by Natalie Ogbourne | Feb 11, 2019 | Pause, Ponder the Path, Press On
There is more to setting off on a hike than hopping over the back fence with a loaf of bread and a pound of tea à la John Muir–turn-of-the-nineteenth-century naturalist, writer, and outdoorsman. While his shortlist encompassed food and nutrition, survival and...