There’s a stretch of road just at my town’s end that connects Wyoming to Idaho. It’s known as the Pass. Soaring boldly through the mountains, a magazine article just described it as either “one of the most beautiful, exciting commutes in the country, or one … Continue reading The Pass

I’ve been thinking a lot about progress, and how to measure it. If it snows every morning but melts every afternoon, what do you call that? Does the snow get its credit for trying, or do we only remember that it didn’t stick? Or how … Continue reading Snow Has Fallen

Happy Thanksgiving to my small, but devout, blog audience. If you’re reading this, I am thankful for you. But this week in yoga class, my teacher offered us a vast and daunting realm in which to also be thankful: that which challenges us. Because, as … Continue reading What Transforms Us

The words on locals’ lips this time of year: this is the off-season. Put on the snow tires, chop the firewood, skip town for a few weeks. For months people have been describing this time to me. Some revel in its quietness, as if for … Continue reading The Off-Season

[title credit: John Lennon & Paul McCartney] This weekend I did nothing except be in the sun, which actually means I did the most I can do. Sometimes I believe that being in the sun is the beginning and end of life’s master plan. Before … Continue reading I’ll Follow The Sun

When we’re young and comfort surrounds us, it seems everything will last forever. There’s no sense of wondering the people and places amidst which we belong. There’s no regret our innate hope and optimism can’t transcend. When we grow up we do begin to wonder, … Continue reading Pyromania

[title credit: wisdom maven Joni Mitchell] Something I’ve been struggling and awing over lately is life’s ability to be two opposites, at once. But hey, that’s me right now ain’t it? I’m a girl getting nail polish AmazonPrimed to her log cabin in Wyoming. I’m … Continue reading Both Sides Now

People always remark of how different Jackson must be from Chicago. But to me the greatest difference isn’t being surrounded by mountains or having the nearest shopping mall located in a different state (whassup Idaho Falls!). The greatest difference is the way people’s hearts and … Continue reading The Jackson Spirit

Yesterday my sister and I hiked 10 miles, 2980 feet up to where glaciers thoughtfully dug two perfect holes we call Surprise & Amphitheater Lakes. Two and some months into living this mountain life and the thin air is starting to come easier. Whereas just a … Continue reading How Far We Can Go

“Super. Praise God!” The above is an actual affirmation an older lady granted me at a coffee shop the other day, having asked the fortune that brought me to live and work out here. This is the kind of town Jackson is. Its also the … Continue reading Small Town Strangers