Morning trail run in the woods on a cold, clear blue sky day. Essential self care in these interesting times.

California friends, stay safe. My heart is with you.

Happy New Year! We are living through hard times. 2025 brings new beginnings, a time to recenter ourselves and learn. May we walk in beauty like this spirit bear I met in the Great Bear Rainforest, and find love, peace, healing, kinship, strength, inspiration. I’tááma’piiwa--it's a new dawn.

Finally found some Christmas snow, Huckleberry Meadow, Glacier National Park

Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year! His 'n Hers Dude sweaters, Glacier National Park, in one of my former study sites.

Sashimi rose @saketome sushi, Bigfork, MT

Winter Solstice: A time to celebrate the return of the light and the people who are points of light in our lives.

Here's my usual and wantonly photoshopped holiday greeting. Not AI. This image predates AI by many years.

Stand down Smokey Bear. Burnie the Bobcat wants to start good fires. Billboard off Interstate 80, in California between Sacramento and Davis.

Just received this beautiful book inscribed by the author, Rick McIntyre, who was my mentor. Thank you Wayne Padgett!!

Sending sweetgrass smoke for courage and strength to everyone!