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Everyday Wow

… is what you feel when your work commute takes you by the Grand Tetons each day. Originally known as Teewinot, the indigenous name meaning “many pinnacles,” these mountain peaks have stunned visitors for...

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Land of Enchantment

Fresh Upon 2024, Jesse and Khara found themselves exploring Southwest New Mexico. Resettled in our traveling house, we set about to learn a bit of the mythology of the town, Truth or Consequences. How...

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On the Move Again

We have been enjoying a Phish dance party online, and it made us realize it was time for a new edition of nature On the Move. A fun little soundtrack for life… Phoenix Moth,...

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Returning

[New Spots at the Ol’ Resort] In meditation, we often remind ourselves to return to the breath. When the mind wanders, we notice, and with a bit of friendliness, simply return to the breath....

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Dear California,

How are you? We are fine and newly resettled in Colorado. Leaving you was certainly bittersweet. Our time together over those 19 months was wonderful, but I think we all knew it was time...

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To the Canyonlands

The hikers chat together, as they come off trail, “Well, that sure was GORGEous, eh?” “Yes. Oh I see what you did there. That was HILLarious.” The trail hosts smile. Who couldn’t use a...

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Never Too Old

In this family, I’ve always been known as the perpetual kitten: simple, light-hearted, adorable with streaks of loco. I have also been known as quite a homebody. Trips to the vet or the Pease...

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Beachin’

One day you walk to the beach. Climbing the dunes deeply churned by horses, your quadriceps burn. A break in the mounds of sand reveals her, The Pacific. The roar of the waves grows...

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Beginning at the Bay

The first new morning of 2022 had us hitching up the house and cruising up to the Northern Coast of California. Beautiful weather carried us out of the desert, over a mountain pass, through...

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In the Transition Zone

We recently drove from the south to the north end of Joshua Tree National Park. This is recommended so you can see the transition from low desert, the Sonora, to high desert, the Mojave....