Garden of One Thousand Buddhas
A meditation master and scholar of Tibetan Buddhism had a childhood dream about a peace garden in the mountains.
Read More Garden of One Thousand BuddhasMissoula
We found some pretty cool stuff to do, even during a pandemic.
Read More MissoulaBreathing smoke for a week
Wildfires are raging across my state of Oregon, as I’m sure you’ve heard in the news. People have died, homes burned to the ground, and thousands of people evacuated. Friends of mine have been ordered to evacuate their homes, and more have just left to try to find clear air to breathe. California is getting […]
Read More Breathing smoke for a weekBannack ghost town
Bannack was the first capital city of the Montana Territory. In general, the town was famous for its lawlessness.
Read More Bannack ghost townBig Hole National Battlefield
A ceremony was underway because it was exactly 143 years since military scouts spied on a Nez Perce camp and prepared to slaughter them.
Read More Big Hole National BattlefieldNew Brother
A year ago I got a new brother who was 41 years old.
Read More New BrotherSt. Helens foothills
Forty years later it’s amazing both that there is so much life here, and that I can still see the devastating effects of the volcanic eruption.
Read More St. Helens foothillsSquirrel
No message today, just a squirrel. I loved all these poses the squirrel made for me. I think it was looking right at me through the window of my office, and I can only guess what was in that little fuzzy noggin. What a cutie pie.
Read More SquirrelYakama fishermen
I’m a person who can’t stand not doing something.
Read More Yakama fishermenWeekend in Lyle
I know I am spoiled that I have the option to get out of town when others don’t. I am grateful.
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