The Art of Sitting Still

It doesn’t come easily. But when you let the space between your ribs settle, when you remember to be present, the world opens up.

Elsewhere

Further reading for fall. Two recent projects that I just wrapped up:

Over at Conde Nast Traveler: 12 Reasons to Visit National Parks in the Off-Season

And at Montana Backcountry, a sneak peek at Elk Camp, in Photos.

Tracks, Sastrugi, and Blue Skies

A day backcountry skiing in the Bitterroot mountains.

It was the opposite of a powder day. Lots of survival skiing through rocks and downed trees. But that’s not the point.

Stripping off the layers.

The point was a gorgeous warm day in the mountains, six hours of moving, no other humans, the sun shining, and skirting the tracks of mountain lions along the ridges. One of my favorite things about winter is that brief record of how animals move through a place, especially evasive ones such as this.

Sastrugi.

Looking down into the Valley.

Mountain lion tracks.

Bison, Snow

Winter arrives in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park. The crowds gone; just the sound of bison chewing grass and the December wind.

Sunset Run

November evening #run #missoula #trailrunning

After the Rain

After the rain. Northeast Kingdom, Vermont.

At Elk Camp

Also found a couple of guys who’d been living here for 9 days. Tucker cozied up by their fire for a few hours.

Old Man Camping

Spontaneous #roadtrip camping #olddog style with tucker. #montana #river

Whipper

Town Pump gives Don a whipper. #kootenai #rock #climbing #hotterenhell

Montana Traffic Jam

#montana #trafficjam