Maybe it’s hanging out at the homestead that makes me prone to reminiscences. That, and the glow of the scanner as I rescue photos from a shoebox. I realized, aghast, that it’s been 15 years since I spent the summer working in Yellowstone National Park. I wasn’t a ranger but a room attendant at the Old […]
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The Hunt for Hiking Fashion: Pondering The Power of Wicking Skinny Jeans
I have hiking on the brain right now. One reason is that I recently hiked with some friends on the Hoodoo Canyon Trail, in Kettle Crest, a couple hours north of my home in Spokane, Washington. (If you do make it up to Kettle Falls, WA, the nearby town, stop at the Northern Ales brewery […]
Road Trip Novelist: An Interview with Pamela Balluck (Part I)
One of my favorite writers, Pamela Balluck, finds writing material on the road, in big Western skies, and in newspaper archives. She recently shared her insights about the intersections of travel, memory, fiction, and family. Plus Pam whips out adjectives like “Jed-Clampett-like” and “dinosaurish.” The photo above was taken by Pam’s “East Coast cousin” Barbara […]