Daily updates

I woke up just after five this morning and got a few shots of Yellowstone Lake at dawn, but I was still tired so I crawled back into my sleeping bag and slept for a couple more hours. I packed everything up and did the best I could to dry off my rain fly and…

Today was my last day at the retreat center, a bitter sweet day for me. I have so enjoyed my time here, the peacefulness and beauty of the retreat center itself, the opportunity to explore the area around it, getting to know some fantastic people and learning about other opportunities to do work away in…

On my Saturday morning walk to do the labyrinth, I noticed that the cacti were finally starting to bloom! There’s only a few plants that have flowers, but I am glad I was able to at least see a few before I left. I wish I could stick around for another week or two when…

Yesterday was an on and off work day, interspersed with hikes, a delicious lunch at a local Mediterranean place, some nonprofit consulting, a look at some awesome western art, and ended with a gunfight!

I woke up early and decided to take a morning walk up to the main house. It is wonderful being out early in the morning when it’s quiet. After that, I went to the Beta Coffeehouse, which has become my favorite place in Cody. I got a latte with huckleberry syrup to see what that…

I woke up really early on Tuesday morning and looked out the window to see a beautiful moon hanging in the sky. What a wonderful start to the day.  I got coffee organized for an all day meeting at one of the houses, then babysat for Abigail. It is so much fun to spend time…

In the morning after I journaled, I went out for a walk on the property and was amazed to see how many more flowers have bloomed just in the last couple of days. Several of the cacti look like they are about to burst open with flowers, I really hope it happens before I leave…

I woke up early this morning and felt like getting out for another drive, so I headed towards Meeteetse, where I had read about a nice drive in the Wood River Valley. This led me to an area with several ranches, wild antelope and eventually another part of the Shoshone National Forest with incredible mountain…

What a fantastic Saturday! I woke up to a light rain, got together my water and food, and headed to Heart Mountain to go on a hike with the Nature Conservancy. It’s the first day that Heart Mountain has been open for hiking and wildflower viewing this year, and I was so excited to get…

I found a really cool alternative coffee shop, The Beta, that reminded me of something you’d see in Berkeley or Fairfax. It was a nice place to hang out while it was raining. After that, I checked out the raptor show at the Buffalo Bill Cody Center of the West, got to see a red…