by Tim Find a globe. An old school, 3 dimensional globe. If you can find one with some topographical texture, even better, but any globe will do. Give it a good spin and trace your fingers along the equator, noticing... Continue Reading →
by Tim Close your eyes and get ready to take flight as a Tennessee Warbler from an Appalachian oak forest. After feasting on insects in the canopy all summer, it is now October, and the skies are clear - you... Continue Reading →
by Tim Situated on the top of the world, let’s imagine the Himalayas to be the Earth’s head. Inside that head is the world’s brain or, more accurately, its mind-body. Cut into this earthly mind-body are countless caves where mystics... Continue Reading →
by Shannon Two hours of stairs to make it to her doorstep. The Rolwaling Valley, nestled high along the Tibetan border in east-central Nepal, makes you work to gain entry. She demands you to be embodied and present as you... Continue Reading →
by Tim “This is our retirement plan.” She’s serious. We’ve just carried baskets full of pots and pans, kitchenware, odds and ends, up into the jungle to a seasonal shelter called a ghote. We carried them in the traditional way, on... Continue Reading →
Augustin’s bright smile greets us at the Encanto Blanco trailhead along with a small white and orange gatito. The cat immediately catches Mason and Celia’s attention. The boy is a teenager, but with a warmth and confidence that comes from... Continue Reading →
As we near an end to our time in Nepal, I had the opportunity for a solo journey around much of the Annapurna Circuit trek. As a dad I have learned to pack a lot into a little... Continue Reading →
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