repeat offender
With the pass closing for the season, Wolverine Whisperer and I returned to the top to hike a loop that simmered in the back of my mind all summer long. The one I began but didn’t quite have time to finish a mere two weeks before our attempt to beat the gate closure.
pseudo-guiding
I met a new friend while hiking to Timberline in a snow storm mid-June this past summer. He came back up to enjoy Fall hiking with his family and indulged me in sneaking in a long hike to the most picturesque lake. As promised I’m sharing the fun foray into my pseudo-guiding experience, which I hope this homage matches their graciousness for such an incredible day of hiking. Enjoy the views!
Palisades leaf peepin’
Remember the trail by my home that I keep mentioning as needing to get my tail to more often? Yeah, that one. Well, it’s the best spot to enjoy the aspens and fall colors.
Stockade Lake
A trip up the pass before it closes spoiled me with a view all to myself. Now you get to admire it too.
unexpected sunshine
The forecast called for a cozy, rainy weekend. I responded happily by planning to curl up to read all afternoon in a new to me coffee shop. What transpired? Sunshine.
final tour…
…of the season. Follow along as the last ABWF stewardship tour watches the season change while off trailing a few miles above Yellowstone National Park terrain.
a tale of two seasons
Epic hikes with Wolverine Whisperer
Clay Butte Trail Maintenance
I signed up for a weekend of trail maintenance along the trails around Clay Butte at the bottom of the Wyoming side of the Beartooth Pass. What does a weekend of camping and working on trails look like? Read on to find out!
a leisurely sunday stroll on the pass
Another day of recouping the loss of adventure time in WA state with TAJ. This time I took myself on a date to Twin Lakes on top of Beartooth Pass. Lunch + reading with subalpine views = the reset I needed.
an outing with TAJ
What better way to make up for loss of adventure by going on a side by side exploration in the Pryors together?
work in progress + the west is burning
Instead of regaling you with adventure, I’m stuck indoors updating the website to avoid wildfire smoke. Announcement soon! Maybe. In the meantime, enjoy these Ren Faire performance photos. You’re welcome. :-)
panic hike
Ever known your upcoming schedule contained chaos so you dropped everything to squeeze in a hike before you lost all opportunities to get out in nature? Yep. That’s what this is…a panic hike.
ABWF stewardship tour
A weekend of trail stewardship, notating solitude monitoring stats for the U.S. Forest Service, and big vertical gains for the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness Foundation thrilled my soul.
puttin’ the hell in Hellroaring Creek
A heat wave couldn’t keep Wolverine Whisperer and I away from backpacking in Yellowstone.
Desolation Peak
When TAJ and I met (another story for another day), we found common ground in our mutual interest in both reading Jack Kerouac’s Desolation Angels and desire to hike up to the fire lookout tower Kerouac lived in during the summer of 1956. The following adventure within the North Cascades of Washington state unfolded as a result of our conversation.
wildfleurs of June 2026
Want an update of what wildflowers I’m spotting along the trails? Don’t worry, I’ve got your wildflower wishes covered!
floating into summer
There’s a sweet spot in water level when the snow begins to melt that if you time correctly you get the experience of a lifetime. TAJ and I were invited to float the Stillwater at that exact moment.
senia creek trail spring conditions
I’m still writing about my Memorial Day trail explorations and around here it’s spring until after the 4th of July anyway. So let’s all savor spring in the mountains together, especially when it’s a bluebird day to hike up an exposed hillside.
a drive up hellroaring
I’ll be honest, I drove. Read: Limited photography. This time around I’ll have to use my words to entertain you and hope it captures the beauty, the moment, the adventure.
a secret waterfall
Everyone needs a friend willing to say “let’s just give it a try” when you describe the hike you planned as “I know nothing except it leads to a waterfall, wanna check it out?”