Field Notes

Field Notes

30
Jul
Steeper Gradients

Steeper Gradients

What changes and what doesn't when illness sets the terms.
4 min read
26
Jul
Oh, the Water

Oh, the Water

A creek where the noise first stopped.
2 min read
11
Jul
And It Stoned Me

And It Stoned Me

Content note: childhood abuse, early substance use. I heard that song for the first time when I was six or
3 min read
03
Jul
The Clearing

The Clearing

Some years the fog takes it. That year it didn't.
2 min read
26
Jun
Late afternoon early evening dappled light over creekflow.

The Light on It

For over a week I didn't get off the floor. Yesterday the warnings were mostly gone. So I went to the creek.
3 min read
11
Jun
The DR650

The DR650

Some things you sell. Some things wait.
2 min read
03
Jan
single track vanishing into low fog covered hills

Fog-Walk Between Worlds

Sometimes healing looks like fog, wind and the choice to keep walking anyway.
1 min read
22
Nov
narrow trail in woods shaded soft light

The Short Loop Wins

Sometimes the smallest acts of motion become our greatest victories.
1 min read
05
Nov
small camp fire

Loving Yourself Enough

Sleep better, eat better, move more. Keep the fire going.
2 min read
13
Oct
ridge line trail at golden hour

The Quiet Return

What recovery means when chronic illness stays, but your relationship to it transforms.
3 min read