Nature and Beauty are Bread for the Soul

“Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.” – John Muir Photo taken a few days ago in Castlewood State Park in Ballwin, Missouri.  Get out and enjoy Autumn before the wind and cold sweep away all the

Seek Nature, Receive More

“In every walk with Nature one receives far more than he seeks.”  ~John Muir Step away from the city-scape, seek the amazing craftsmanship of God.  The natural sights far surpass the city blight.  Took this photo last autumn at an outlook in Pere Marquette State Park in Illinois.

Forest March in February

The truck rumbled and rattled and crackled along the gravel road back to the park office;  I was sitting in the bed, relaxing in the open air.  The cool air  and the speed of the truck felt brisk, though it was fortunately offset by the pleasant warmth and radiance of the sunny day.  The truck

Place of Peace, Power, and Gratitude

For certain, I find inspiration in the illustrative, passion-filled words of John Muir, the master naturalist, the whispering-to-the-wee plants botanist, the glaciologist, the avid and skilled hiker, the potent political activist, the great appreciater of His Creation.  His words moved Presidents and led to the creation of National Parks, ‘America’s Best Idea.’  But even Mr.

Colorado Sandbox

After visiting the Earthship community in New Mexico, we drove to Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa, Colorado.  It was a beautiful day to climb the dunes!  Two out of three of us climbed “high dune” the 650 ft dune visible from the parking lot that only appears to be the tallest in the