While so far, 2020 feels like the year of inside, people are doing what they can to get outside, taking advantage of balconies, backyards, regional parks, and local trails for mental and physical health. Bike sales, gardening, and birding have surged, and popular neighborhood trails and pathways are busy. In light of that palpable desire […]

This past September, I was fortunate to have guided a group of twelve OBP clients on a wildlife watching expedition in Yellowstone National Park. We lucked out with weather and with wildlife sightings, and it was wonderful to focus on just one national park and ecosystem over six days, too. What I love most about […]

As fall settles over Southcentral Alaska in a brief burst of gold, birches gleam against the dark spruce that cover the lower slopes of the Kenai Mountains. It’s a fleeting season, and I was fortunate to be rafting 17 miles of the Kenai River when the colors were at their peak. Flaming trees lined the […]