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Sunrise in Central Oregon

Sunrise is the Drug

5 years ago 3 min read Stories About the Westcentral oregonmacksunrisetrail runningvastness
With strokes of luck and intuition, RK and I ended up in the perfect place. We can observe the Milky Way in the night sky with owls and coyotes as the soundtrack. The forest is just down the street,
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Feather in the sand.

Release

6 years ago 2 min read Stories About the Westdeerdogsrabbitstrail running
Recently, on a morning run, I used a stick to lift a dead kangaroo rat off the trail. The white belly fur was vivid in the dawn, long back legs outstretched, tail curled into a U, the body stiff and frozen.
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Kiteboarding in Hawaii.

Going With the Flow

6 years ago 3 min read Stories About the Westflowhikingmountainssurfing
Years ago, when I surfed, I was seduced by an empty ocean and paddled out to surf on water that was rowdy, powerful, and dangerous. After fighting to get out of the crash zone,
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10 Things I Have Learned From Emma the Dog

10 Things I Have Learned From Emma the Dog

6 years ago 4 min read Stories About the Westdogsemmaoutside
We found Emma in a circus tent filled with border collies and “lab mixes” at a pet adoption event 12 years ago. While dozens of dogs barked, smiled, wagged, and encouraged us to pick them...
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Sand Lily

Waiting For Wildflowers

6 years ago 2 min read Stories About the Westcentral oregonoptimismspringwildflowers
Aside from the abundant wax current blooms, which count as flowers, of course, but as tiny and pale pink as they are, do not satisfy the flower itch, the first wildflower that I spotted this year was a scrappy little white thing alone in the dirt.
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