TRAIL MAGIC AND THE REBIRTH OF A GOAL “Look at the sky!” she smiled, her blonde dreadlocks brushing past my face as she turned to point behind us. ...
On February 18, 2017 / By This One Wild HeartThere was a white tuft peeking out between tall grass on a ledge overlooking the valley, maybe 50 feet from the trail where I was plodding another descent. ...
On December 16, 2016 / By This One Wild HeartHow often do we get stuck in to do’s, should’s, can’ts? How relieving it is to accept that we are imperfect, that our minds ramble, that we are ...
On March 6, 2016 / By This One Wild HeartHello Ladies (& Lady Lovers)! The new URL (ThisOneWildHeart.com) is up and running, and the website backend stuff (& adventure sharing) is soon to come! Hooray! in the ...
On December 4, 2015 / By This One Wild Heart“No, this is not the beginning of a new chapter in my life; this is the beginning of a new book! That first book is already closed, ended, ...
On October 26, 2015 / By This One Wild HeartDo you remember what it’s like looking through old photographs? It’s a kind of warming sensation of remembrance that fills your chest – like indiscernible emotional residue of yesteryear ...
On March 24, 2015 / By This One Wild HeartAllo, Ladies & Lady-lovers! Check out my first article published over at Ravishly.com: an awesome website written by awesome Ladies! I’m so grateful to be able to contribute ...
On October 22, 2014 / By This One Wild HeartAdrift, Ladies. Sometimes life’s circumstances leave us a solitary speck, waves carrying us on a whim whichever way they’re compelled. Not who-am-I aimless, not what-should-I-do-with-my-life confused & purposeless, not ...
On October 14, 2014 / By This One Wild HeartIt is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves. -Sir Edmund Hillary Climbing mountains, whether on two feet or two wheels, is a feat of endurance and strength ...
On September 4, 2014 / By This One Wild HeartHello Ladies & Lady-Lovers! I’m back and refreshed after tagging along on Mountain Bike Oregon this past weekend. An aside: As someone relatively new to mountain biking, I have ...
On August 21, 2014 / By This One Wild HeartThere are myriad ways to run away from things. Shut down emotionally, move to new cities every six months, speak appeasement rather than truth, silence an incoming call, ...
On August 8, 2014 / By This One Wild HeartWreaths tacked upon doors, grills, and fenders. Lights stranded meticulously… or haphazardly. Seasonal dustings of warmth atop tops of trees and bushes; neighboring properties swallowed in blizzards of ...
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