Stories About the West - Wild Westish. (Page 11)

Thursday’s trail run

8 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West dark ice silence solitude trail run utah winter

I pulled into the parking lot at the trailhead a little before 6:30 on Thursday morning. The nearby houses were dark. There was one other car, a gold SUV, in the parking lot but no sign of the driver or anyone else.

Emma the dog stalking something in the snow.

Bend, Don’t Break

8 years ago 3 min read dogs mud rain snot trails winter Stories About the West

I am three weeks into a head cold that just won’t quit. I am well enough to go to work but, as I told my co-worker, I feel like half of my energy is going towards snot production.

Reset

8 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West be nice new year outside winter

We made it! A year-long clean slate is now rolled out in front of us to fill up with action, adventure, and unknown possibilities.

Things these days

8 years ago 2 min read Stories About the West dogs friends politics solitude trails

I don’t think I know anyone who isn’t see-sawing between despair, rage, frustration, and helplessness these days. On all things political, environmental, and social, it really is a heaping pile of bad news.

Texture of an ancient tree at Bristlecone Pine National Monument

Opposite Thanksgiving

8 years ago 3 min read Stories About the West adventure ancient bristlecone pine forest california camping dogs great basin nevada silence solitude

If you are looking for solitude during Thanksgiving, let me recommend Great Basin National Park. We used it as a halfway point on our drive from SLC to Bishop, CA.