Memoir of Gratitude:
Reflections Along the Path.
Wander. Ponder. Be grateful.
● CURRENT WAYPOINT
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Little Si Trail
I almost talked myself out of this hike. It was late in the afternoon, the light was already fading, and after a long week the easy thing would have been to stay home. Instead I grabbed my boots and drove toward the mountains, into the sunset for once instead of the sunrise, and made my…
● PREVIOUS WAYPOINTS
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Myrtle Falls, Skyline
I still lay everything out the night before a hike, then pack a little more than I know I will need. Old habit. The drive…
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Kelly Butte Trail
We don’t always notice the things that shape us. Sometimes it takes a shift to bring them into view. I had time to think about…
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Hurricane Hill
OLYMPIC NATIONAL PARK, WA: Some mornings stay with me for reasons I never see coming. Yesterday’s drive toward the Olympic Peninsula gave me plenty of…
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Crystal Peak
MOUNT RAINIER NATIONAL PARK, WA: Some questions arrive loudly. Others just sit quietly and wait. Long before daylight reached Crystal Peak, I travelled familiar roads,…
● THE WAYFARER
Father, hiker, writer, and grateful soul, finding his footing on the trails of the Pacific Northwest.
