WILD splendid life is a personal journal inspired by the world outside. Through memory and reflection, it honors the ways in which our inner lives are enriched by and reminiscent of the outdoors--its "magic things" and grand diversions, its distant corners and discoveries close at hand. Adventure in the wild features prominently here, rounded out by the comforts of home, good food, and strolls through the city. Colorado, as well as destinations around the globe, provide the setting. Like life, publication frequency ebbs and flows.
Read moreShe pulled in her horizon like a great fish-net.
Pulled it from around the waist of the world and draped it over her shoulder,
so much of life in its meshes!
She called in her soul to come and see.
West Maroon Trail (#1970), Crested Butte and Aspen– Colorado, U.S.A. I think she’s there–my niece, in the back of my mind–when I set out in the cold rain and mist, darkness melting into silver daylight, sticky mud sucking at my…
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Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs – Colorado, U.S.A. Years ago, when I first started blogging, I created a website with the tagline, “Keep Moving.” The slogan captured both my reality and aspiration–to never stop, to always be going somewhere,…
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Glacier National Park – Montana, U.S.A. and Banff National Park – Alberta, Canada. I have to ask Ma if I was born in the mountains. I seem to recall this being the case, but I’m never certain if my birthplace is…
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Exuma Cays, The Bahamas. To be truthful, the best part of summer swimming lessons was the bowls of ramen noodles waiting for us at home. They were steamy and salty–an antidote to the chilly, chlorinated water in the neighborhood pool….
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Miami Beach — Florida, U.S.A. Christmas day in the United States must be the quietest 24 hours of the year. Shops are closed and streets are empty, and the few who venture out to parks and public places move slowly and…
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Temple of Heaven Park, Forbidden City, Tiān’ānmén Square, Hutongs of Dōngchéng North and Xīchéng North – Beijing, China. From the steps of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, I looked out across the sprawling Forbidden City. At that moment, there was nothing more amazing….
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The Great Wall 長城 – Zhuàngdàokou and Huánghuā Chéng, China. My heart sank before we really got going. Just a few steps in, barely out of the tiny village named for a yellow flower where our driver dropped us off at…
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Aquinnah Cliffs and Moshup Beach, Martha’s Vineyard – Massachusetts, U.S.A. Our patience is tested daily. Flight delays, long lines, a bothersome colleague all tap our inner reserve of cool and our ability to be still and wait. Hardly stress-inducing, sunsets, too,…
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