It is far too hot for me to entertain camping for the next couple of months, so instead I'm just lamenting over photos of my last trip and daydreaming about the next

My recovery team is hard at work today

While it wasn't in my original plans to be going out for surgery to start my year, I'm grateful that I'm being given a chance to truly embrace this season of rest during my healing process.

Hoping to catch glimpses of many more moments of peaceful beauty like this one in the coming weeks.

Winter is my favorite time of year for a lot of reasons, but hiking is definitely high on the list.

These are some shots I grabbed today on a brisk eight mile hike. I wanted to go for ten, but my joints protested.