NATURE REFLECTIONS Blog

It was still dark when we gathered in the small office. Dressed in long-pants and long-sleeves with steaming coffee mugs in hand and...

11 April, 2020 / 0 Comments

It was the new moon and it was dark, the type of blackness one never sees in the city. I squinted at the...

21 March, 2020 / 0 Comments

I arrived at Jonathan Dickinson State Park with no real agenda. It had been the closest camping spot I could find to Hobe...

08 February, 2020 / 0 Comments

For me, 2019 was packed with adventures as I explored Florida beyond my southern base in pursuit of animals to photograph for my...

07 January, 2020 / 0 Comments

It was the fourth day of my Mt Rainier National Park backpacking trip. As I sipped my coffee at the Yellowstone Cliffs campground,...

03 November, 2019 / 0 Comments

We’d barely dropped from the ridge into our first flower-studded meadow along Mt. Rainier’s Northern Loop Trail when my hiking buddy popped the...

08 October, 2019 / 0 Comments

Born in Seattle, one of my earliest delights was the rare glimpse of Mt. Rainier in her full glory, shimmering through breaks in...

30 August, 2019 / 0 Comments

How do you approach a polar bear? I confess, it’s not a question I spent time contemplating until I began exploring my options...

01 July, 2019 / 0 Comments

It all started with a polar bear just outside the compound fence. It was a large male; close enough for me to see...

08 May, 2019 / 0 Comments