Midnight Angels–A Different Way of Bringing in the New Year
It was New Year’s Eve 2012, and I was camped with a friend at the Island In The Sky section of Canyonland’s National Park, near Moab, Utah. Earlier in […]
Tag Archives: snow
Snow Blizzard (A Poem by Roxy Whalley)
In answer to our prayers, she came, Claiming the land as her own. Bellows of whiteness blinding our vision, So welcome was this loss of sight. A trillion tiny white […]
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 […]
White Queen ~ A Poem by Roxy Whalley
White Queen ~ by Roxy Whalley She blankets the world in a white shroud, turning sharp edges into rugate shapes. The stuff of the earth, disguised by white crystals. […]
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 […]
Rocky Mountains to Dinosaur
October 5 – 12, 2017 ~ Solo travels winter 2017/2018 My last day of work was October 5, 2017. The store I worked in was cutting back on hours, and […]
Silent Snow ~ A Poem
Tires crunched on crystalline stars, as I drove into the park, with no need for headlights, the snow was so bright in the moonlight. ~ Standing at an overlook by […]
Lost At Dusk in Rocky Mountain National Park
This is a true account of a hike that went very wrong for a young lady who was not prepared for the trail less travelled ~ Published in the Estes […]
Feb 2016 Part 1–Slab City ~ Salvation Mountain
This is the first post about my experience at Slab City, where I spent 10 days in February 2016. In this post I’m giving a little introduction to The […]
Out On A Ledge ~ Stuck Overnight on Long’s Peak During a Snow Storm.
(The above image is available for purchase on my web page as a picture, tote, shower curtain and more… ~ Just click on the image to view it larger). […]
A Nomad for Nature 