Our ability to travel is a privilege. But it is also a choice. Money is time. Where do we spend our time? Wilderness is not my leisure or my recreation. It is my sanity. ~ Terry Tempest Williams, The Hour of Land Here is the beginning of my day. I try to spend a minute … Continue reading Sanity & Thankfulness
National Parks
Guess That Park
A co-worker shared some photos with me today from her trip to a national park. (And if you weren't ready for Fall, good news! We're about to skip it!) Before I share the photos though, I have to check your powers of deduction. Can you tell, in this eye test, which is Katrina and which … Continue reading Guess That Park
Dewey Death-imal System
Do you love cemeteries? I do. Peaceful. Clean. Organized. The people in neat rows, like checked boxes on a To-Do list. Except, sometimes they are not so organized... (At the orderly cemetery pictured above, it took me at least fifteen minutes to find who I was looking for, even with the help of a map.) Speaking of maps, … Continue reading Dewey Death-imal System
Book Review: Our True Nature
Our True Nature: Finding a Zest for Life in the National Park System by Audrey Peterman perfectly serves one defined purpose: as an inspirational guidebook to the uninitiated national park traveler. Filled with gorgeous photos, personal experience intros, basic directions, lodging recommendations, and highlighted activities for 57 locations in the national park system (grouped by … Continue reading Book Review: Our True Nature
Wednesday Words on the Wild: Holograms
By definition, our national parks in all their particularity and peculiarity show us as much about ourselves as the landscapes they honor and protect. They can be seen as holograms of an America born of shadow and light; dimensional; full of contradictions and complexities. Our dreams, our generosities, our cruelties and crimes are absorbed into … Continue reading Wednesday Words on the Wild: Holograms
Beneficial Ownership
A beneficial owner is a person who enjoys the benefits of ownership even though title to some form of property is in another name. It also means any individual or group of individuals who, either directly or indirectly, has the power to vote or influence the transaction decisions regarding a specific security, such as shares … Continue reading Beneficial Ownership
Campfire Tales 