Not a Walk in the Park: Reflecting on the Inconvenient Truths of Outdoor Recreation
I was honored to have the following essay recently published in the fall edition of Confluence, a national, peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary...
Another Walk in the Rocks
Adventures of a lifetime come in all shapes and sizes. I’d say becoming a grandmother and a graduate student at...
Minding the Body
My mind springs in Spring like a frenzy of overshot pinballs. It races, paces, waiting for some kind of ‘ding.’...
Building Shelter
I have been pondering the formidable concept of ‘shelter’ on many levels, thanks to the latest Are You Book Enough...
Trail Legs 2020
It has arrived. The end of a year that will blazon the pages of every future history book. I am...
Quarantine: Making Time
The world has been brought to its knees by a viral force, dead-set on dividing and conquering. Revealing true leaders...
At Home with Growing Wild
I should probably be gathering numbers right now to give to my tax accountant, aka my husband. But today I...
Counting Uncountable Miles
It’s January, and crazy-cold out there. Or maybe just crazy. But I switchback along in my studio, squinting for...
Birthday Gift on the Trail
Sometimes a knock on the head can set priorities straight, as I learned at the unexpected ending of my 4-day...
Sanctuary Wall
Back when all the build-the-wall talk was in the news, I decided to build my own wall. A...
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Welcome to my illustrated adventures. I have a passion for making art, long walks, climbing rocks, and weaving it all together. I’ve hiked 914 miles of the Appalachian Trail, and counting. On or off the trail, I find inspiration in the patterns and narrative of nature, humans included. For me, the right story at the right time is like dipping tired, aching feet in a clear, flowing stream. Being human can be heavy, so here’s to sharing the load…
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