Yellowstone is Closed for the 2016 Summer Season
So grateful to be able to spend the last three days of the Summer 2016 season in Yellowstone. Other than the northern part of the park (from Mammoth to Cooke City), the rest is now closed to the public. I have to say these three days – especially Sunday – were...
Mirrors Surrounding Us
The world is a mirror for each and every one of us. If we are brave enough to really look – not only at the light we see, but also the shadows – then and only then can we grow as individuals and, ultimately, as a society. The country is divided, but inside each of us...
In the Silence
Have you ever really heard total silence outside? Maybe it was after a big snowfall that absorbed and muffled all sound. Winter is a great time for silence to show up. The other day I went into Yellowstone and with the wind calm, the lake was, too. I pulled off for a...
This Documenting Passion of Mine
A friend of mine has been pushing me to better define what it is that I do – basically asking (in a variety of ways) what my passion is. I have an insatiable passion to document. This has been a part of who I am for as long as I can remember. In first grade when...
Needle Ice at West Thumb Geyser Basin
When I was at West Thumb Geyser Basin not long ago, I noticed strands of frost rising a couple of inches from the ground in many spots. I soon found myself kneeling on the boardwalk to get some closer photos and to really look at this. I remembered reading about frost...