They wanted to stay by the ocean They wanted to their whole family with them. They wanted to see the Redwoods. They wanted to do something they had never done before. And so they did. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… For their 50th anniversary my parents wanted to take all of us on a vacation. To see something they...
Plunk. Swoosh. Thwat. Over and over and over and over and over and over. Those were the sounds I heard around me. For hours. In the Kenai river. During one of the worst salmon runs in over 20 years. Combat fishing for a couple days. I wasn’t very combative. And neither was anyone else. In...
This morning I sat in a chair overlooking a little reservoir, holding a book in my hand, but not reading a single word. Listening to everything going on around me. A bald eagle suddenly swished right above me, so close that I could see it’s feathers bristling. Probably going after the fish that just jumped...
I stood next to the bar at the beach right before dawn. Next to me were a group of stragglers from the night before. They hadn’t made it to bed yet. I, on the other hand, was bright eyed and ready to start the day. “Buenos dias” I said to the bar tender. “Uno...
I’m a pretty adventurous girl. Unafraid of most things. I’m a Wyoming native and spend a lot of time outdoors. I know the rules. I know not to go into the desert in the summer without being aware of snakes, or have a way to protect myself. I know that large animals lurk in the...