Search Results hiking Health • Exercise • Nature Oct 31, 2025 Walking Into Wonder The world reveals itself to those who go on foot. – Werner Herzog 11,375 feet above sea level. We had just reached the top of Elizabeth Pass. Earlier that morning, […] Full Article Exercise • Family • Health • Nature • Parenting Nov 14, 2024 On the Trail With My Kids: Book Excerpt The following is an excerpt from the book On the Trail With My Kids: From the Ohio River to the Mighty Mississippi. Further information, including the synopsis, can be found […] Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Dec 11, 2023 On the Trail With My Kids – A River to River Summary It was almost four years ago on December 23, 2019 that my four oldest kids, Zach, Emma, Matthew, Noah, and I, took off on an unseasonably warm day with a […] Full Article Health • Nature • Parenting Feb 15, 2023 Toward the Top We had just left camp about 20 minutes prior, heading out on the trail at 7:20 AM. Will and I were alone on the road, as the others were well […] Full Article Faith • Health • Nature Sep 15, 2022 Backpacking Is a Quintessential Christian Activity “Not everything in life is essential. If everything is essential, then nothing is essential.” I had just awoken to the sounds of a gurgling stream. The previous night, a thundershower […] Full Article Faith • Health • Nature Oct 8, 2021 5 (Free) Keys to Coping with Pain I was sitting on the banks of a tributary of the Yellowstone River. My brother, two friends, and I were into day three of our epic adventure through Yellowstone National […] Full Article Health • Nature Sep 28, 2021 Yellowstone: Trekking Through the Heart of Beauty & Isolation For an audio version of the following illustrated print account of the Yellowstone trek, see this link: https://on.soundcloud.com/JVeq2 Day 1: September 8 Start Time: ~ 4:15 PM MST End Time: […] Full Article Health • Nature Jan 14, 2021 Walking in the New Year We pulled into the parking lot. The temperature was 27 degrees. As expected, Dave and Elliott were waiting for us. After dropping a vehicle at the planned ending point (19 […] Full Article Family • Health • Nature May 14, 2018 Backpacking – Family Style I awoke to the sound of youthful chatter. As was later noted, Matthew had set his watch alarm for 5:37 AM (for reasons only a 10-year-old can understand), ushering in […] Full Article Exercise • Mental Health • Nature Jan 12, 2018 Divine Gifts of the Mundane: Winter Edition It was -1 degrees (Fahrenheit) as I left the house for my usual bike commute to work. For years, I had experienced cold rides all the way down to zero, […] Full Article All Articles