All Seasons: VA/ AT
Summer Winter. I go for a hike almost every day and cover a lot of the same ground, over and over, in all weather and in all seasons. Exploring new terrain is always exciting, but there is something...
View ArticleNot All Blogs That Wander Are Lost
A tree older than the written word in the California Sierras My, how time flies! I’ve now been writing the Blonde Coyote blog for almost two years and after more than 360 posts, I’m in no danger of...
View ArticleFree National Park Week!
Hello, Zion In all my Earth Day revelry, I totally forgot to post a reminder that this week, April 22-26, is a free National Park week! The entry fee waiver also includes National Monuments (like Tent...
View ArticleBare Bones, Skulls & Skeletons
Fencepost Vertebrae, Sapphire Mountains, Montana Of all the treasures I find on my hikes, my favorites are skulls and skeletons. I love the way bare bones stand out stark against any landscape. After...
View ArticleHiking In Hunting Season
My black bears in Maine, all decked out for hunting season Fall is my favorite hiking season, with one major drawback: it’s also hunting season. I don’t have a problem sharing the woods with sportsmen,...
View ArticleMy 500th Post!
Up front: “Cirque Dreams” a print of an ink and watercolor portrait of the Cirque of the Towers in Wyoming’s Wild River Range by Craig Muderlak Drum roll, please… this is my 500th post on the Blonde...
View ArticleHiking In Hunting Season
My black bears in Maine, all decked out for hunting season Fall is my favorite hiking season, with one major drawback: it’s also hunting season. I don’t have a problem sharing the woods with sportsmen,...
View ArticleFinding D.O.G.
First Sight Six years ago today, I took a road trip to Monument Valley, near the Arizona – Utah border, and crossed paths with a spirit animal in the shape of a bedraggled dog. Keeping a skinny,...
View ArticleAsk the Blonde Coyote: Where in the World Are You?
Good Morning, Bay of Fundy. Cape Split, Nova Scotia Dear Ms. Caperton, Because of the long time since your last post, I’ve concluded that you have taken a turn off the open road life toward something...
View ArticleFinding D.O.G.
First Sight Seven years ago, I took a road trip to Monument Valley, near the Arizona – Utah border, and came home with a puppy. Keeping a skinny, filthy, half-wild mutt I found wandering in the desert...
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