Memoir of Gratitude:
Wander. Ponder. Be grateful.
The clocks fell back an hour overnight, and my body didn’t get the memo. It woke me at the usual time, the clock on the nightstand read an hour earlier, and I was on the road north in the dark before I could think too hard about the difference. A question rode along, one I’ve…

OLYMPIC NATIONAL FOREST, WA: What reason would someone have to rise at 5am on a Sunday morning if not to embrace the beauty of a…

COUGAR MOUNTAIN REGIONAL WILDLAND PARK, WA: It was a perfect day for a hike! I must admit, I was preparing for a wet and rainy…

CAPITOL STATE FOREST, WA: I was thrilled for this week’s hike, eager to step up to a trail with a little elevation. After resting my…

ORTING, WA: I was truly inspired to hit the trails again today, feeling grateful that my minor injury from my first hike had fully healed.…

Father, hiker, writer, and grateful soul, finding his footing on the trails of the Pacific Northwest.