I’m still not exactly sure how it happened. Continue reading “Thank You Mr. Chipmunk (Lessons Learned from Wrecking My Car)”
Tag: national parks
Climbing the Great Sand Dunes of the San Luis Valley, Colorado
Driving through the San Luis Valley at night can be a disorienting experience. Continue reading “Climbing the Great Sand Dunes of the San Luis Valley, Colorado”
Descending Into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison
The impenetrable Black Canyon – that’s how the park film describes it. Continue reading “Descending Into the Black Canyon of the Gunnison”
[Featured Post] Some Friendly Advice on Keeping Your Neighborhood Park Ranger Happy in the Tired Month of August
Ugh.
That’s what I think of when I consider the month of August. Continue reading “[Featured Post] Some Friendly Advice on Keeping Your Neighborhood Park Ranger Happy in the Tired Month of August”
Adventure to Chaco Canyon
If you haven’t heard of Chaco Canyon, you should look it up. I mean it. Right now. Continue reading “Adventure to Chaco Canyon”
Magic at Thunder Lake, Rocky Mountain NP
If you have been following this blog over the past few months, you might remember that my boyfriend Austin made a move from a job at the Island in the Sky District of Canyonlands National Park (just three easy hours from my position at Mesa Verde) to the front range of Colorado to work at Rocky Mountain National Park (now, eight hours away). Continue reading “Magic at Thunder Lake, Rocky Mountain NP”
It’s World Ranger Day!
The following article was posted this morning on Inside NPS, an information portal for National Park Service employees:
Today, July 31st, is World Ranger Day, a day set aside for paying tribute to the work that rangers perform around the world to protect the last vestiges of the earth’s natural and cultural heritage. Continue reading “It’s World Ranger Day!”
Fire, Fear, and Hope: Pt 2
Almost exactly a year ago today I sat at my kitchen table, contemplating wildfire, and needing to write. Continue reading “Fire, Fear, and Hope: Pt 2”
For Love
“If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Love is not about possession. Love is about appreciation.” – Osho, Indian mystic, guru, and spiritual teacher.
Thanks for the reminder Ranger Kaitlyn.
Saying Goodbye to Canyonlands
Well, I’m all moved in here at beautiful Mesa Verde National Park, but before I delve into the stories of my third season here, I wanted to write about a recent trip Austin and I made a few weekends ago. Continue reading “Saying Goodbye to Canyonlands”
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