Solo Hiker
~ Solo Hiker ~ One set of boot tracks in the snow, a solo hiker seeking solitude on a lonely trail. Does the cool January air help this person to […]
Category Archives: ARTICLES, ESSAYS & POETRY
I often find that I can express my love of nature more deeply when I write a poem instead of an essay… I hope you will take the time to peruse my poems. Keep in mind that I’m not a professional writer, and I have no training in how to write a poem, so these are raw and from the heart. However, please feel free to put me on the right path if you feel so inclined. I’m always willing to learn.
This Space Between ~ A Poem by Roxy Whalley
“The Blue Marble” photograph of Earth, taken from Apollo 17 ~ ~ ~ ~ THIS SPACE BETWEEN Limited to feet on soil, to air, no gills, between the […]
The Trail Ahead ~ A Poem by Roxy Whalley
My story is on the trail, I just don’t know the story yet. The trail doesn’t know it yet, but it is there, waiting, inevitable, unavoidable. The story waits […]
Grizzlies In Colorado?
The following story is based on a true account from a local prospector who values his privacy. Therefore, the name I have used is fictional and any similarity to that […]
Wildfire and Your Home by Roxy Whalley
Could this happen to you? Myself on the Elk Ridge Fire, in July 2002 Scenario – A man who was on vacation drove his car up a dirt road […]
Bright Burns the Flame (For Campfire Lovers)
A poem my mother sent to me from England many years ago ~ The poem was written by Lady Celia Congreve (nee La Touche). She was a WW1 nurse, married […]
Discovery Of A B17 Bomber
In 1990 Kathy Wiegle was leading a group of horses and their riders along the Browns Lake Trail in Comanche Peaks Wilderness in Colorado when something caught her eye. Curious, […]
In Praise of Water
the bears and Yeats would know _ Roethke I have gone to the river many times, to the slow waters that curl among their stones With absolute certainty, to the […]
Oh To Be An Elk
(This little poem was written just for fun, but oh so true, at least in Estes Park, CO). Picture by Roxy Whalley ~ Available to purchase at http://www.TranquilLightPhotography.com/– Just […]
Art is for Sharing
I sometimes get asked why I feel the need to share my writings, photography and adventure stories on my blog. Some people believe those of us who share this kind […]
A Nomad for Nature 