There are some who can live without wildness…. and some who cannot. Aldo Leopold I am one who cannot. Canyonlands, autumn 2015: Early morning. I wake early and heat water and quietly step outside, trying not to wake Fred. I grab my chair and place it for the view. …
Author: Julianne
Hiker, backpacker, skier, yoga instructor, reader, writer, teacher, student, passionate about nature....
The Geography of Hope
There is a healing quality to nature..... No matter how hard I try, I find myself taking things for granted. Things that I would not expect. Everyday things. Like vision. I’ve been thankful for incredible views, for the ability to use my body to get to those views. But, I’m not sure that I’ve ever …
Top of the World: The Gallatin Crest
Strenuousness is the immortal path, sloth is the way of death. H.W. Tilman THIS year. THIS month. THIS week….. YES!! …
Younts Peak Teton Wilderness Adventure
Ferry Lake, Teton Wilderness Breathe in. Step. Breathe out. Step. Repeat until I crawl my way to the top of the ridge. Sweat runs down my cheeks and between my breasts. I’m huffing at 9,000 feet altitude as I follow Jane into the Teton Wilderness. Our goal is Younts Peak, which, at 12,156 feet, is …
Travels in Greater Yellowstone: Yellowstone Lake, July
7:30 in the morning, July 12. The wind is picking up quickly. I put my kayak into the waters of Sedge Bay, Yellowstone Lake in Yellowstone National Park. It's iffy but I get out a bit, into smoother waves. It's tough to put on my spray skirt but I get it on while trying to …
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Writing the Wild 