The volcano reminds us that we can also grow from destruction. Just as a quiet mountain can suddenly erupt with molten lava to wipe out all forms of life and provide soil for new growth, a volcano symbolizes resilience, as life and fertile new beginnings can rise directly from total devastation.
Read moreThe Fight to Keep Our Public Lands
About 45 million acres of national forest lands are at risk of being carved up and exploited around the country. The current administration hoped to push this through quietly, but informed citizens are pushing back to help keep these intact areas of our national forests protected.
Read moreHiking Both Sides of the High Sierra
I had never had a student in my five years in outdoor education have to be pulled off a trip before, and this last trip to the High Sierra Mountains was the first time I had to make the call to restructure the trip enough and go with the flow as things changed.
Read moreTo Be Truly Evergreen
To be truly evergreen for me is to be forever relevant in my own life and to carry me through difficult times. It’s to be useful to myself as I can refer back to any period of time and study the old pieces that currently make up the complexity that is me.
Read moreGetting Paid to Play, Learn, and Hike
From lush valleys and towering forests to glittering alpine lakes and arid high deserts. The Sierra Nevada Mountains paint the most beautiful backdrop of towering rock and snow against the fairytale meadows and warm sands.
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