Skis, Snowmobiles, and A Dog Named Thor
Originally written for my column Tales From The Trail, published in The Estes Park News in 2005. Barb & Joe crawled gratefully into their flimsy tent brushing snow from their […]
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Zebra & Tunnel Slots ~ Come Hike With Me!
Have you ever wanted to explore a slot canyon? Now is your chance. Join me as I hike to and into Zebra Slot and then hike to Tunnel Slot in […]
Cries For The Wilderness
Mount Baker, WA. Photo by Roxy. It’s January 2007, and the snows, floods, and winds that enveloped, soaked, and crushed so many lives in Washington state over the past few […]
July 4 Lightning Show
CLICK THIS ABOVE IMAGE TO WATCH THE SHOW! Below are some thumbnails I extracted from a video I took of the lightning storm that I watched from my camp on […]
If It Is My Time ~ A Poem by Roxy Whalley
If it is my time to reach my horizon, and learn what is on the other side, I am okay with that. If it is my time to leave […]
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 […]
Frozen Everything, Including the Icky Stuff
I wrote this on January 4, 2013, for my (then) blog A Free-Spirited Woman. I recently re-read it and part of it brought tears to my eyes because I was […]
Tiny Space Cooking, Kangaroo Rats, One-Gallon Shower and Some Hikes ~ Video’s You May Have Missed!
Below is a collection of YouTube videos I’ve created recently that you may have missed. To view, just click on the image and you will be whisked away to my […]
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 […]
The Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, and the Methuselah Trail
On December 2, 2017, I drove up to the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest in the White Mountains, from Big Pine, CA. The drive goes up a winding mountain road with […]
A Nomad for Nature 