Category Archives: Hiking!

Where Warm Waters Halt…On the Trail of Treasure in the Rocky Mountains!

Posted on February 16, 2015 by theblondecoyote

“Where warm waters halt… where warm waters halt… where warm waters halt.” For two summers, I’ve been exploring the Rocky Mountains with those words on my mind. Why those four words in particular? Because I believe they lead to a … Continue reading →

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Finding D.O.G.

Posted on January 14, 2015 by theblondecoyote

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, filthy, half-wild mutt could have been a … Continue reading →

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Washington Cascades: Mount Saint Helens by Moonlight

Posted on October 26, 2014 by theblondecoyote

When I was a kid, my Uncle Frank gave me a jar of ash from the 1980 eruption of Mount Saint Helens. I wasn’t born yet when the mountain blew its top, but that jar of fine grey powder – … Continue reading →

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Climb On Smith Rock, Part 2: Monkey Face!

Posted on October 11, 2014 by theblondecoyote

In 2006, I was living in Oregon, working four days a week on an organic farm. The other three days I’d go exploring, taking trips to the coast, the river valleys, the Cascades, the eastern desert, enjoying the incredible diversity … Continue reading →

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Climb On Smith Rock: Part 1

Posted on October 8, 2014 by theblondecoyote

Back in Jackson, Wyoming in July, I met a couple of guys at the laundromat who were living out of a VW van, hitting all the classic climbing spots from Kentucky to Alaska. They had just come down off the Grand … Continue reading →

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Washington Cascades: Mount Adams!

Posted on September 26, 2014 by theblondecoyote

I must admit an error. When I reposted the “Special Auction” post the other day, I was working on my phone, from a free campsite on the flank of Mount Adams and I neglected to remove the paragraph about this being … Continue reading →

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My 500th Post!

Posted on September 5, 2014 by theblondecoyote

Drum roll, please… this is my 500th post on the Blonde Coyote! A look back at my very first post from June 2011: Until very recently, I resisted starting a blog. I already make my living at the keyboard as a freelance … Continue reading →

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Oregon Cascades: Mount Thielsen!

Posted on September 1, 2014 by theblondecoyote

For a few years now, I’ve been calling the Pedernal in New Mexico my favorite mountain. The seemingly insurmountable flat-topped peak, made famous by Georgia O’Keeffe, was one of the first big mountains I onsighted and soloed. I first saw it … Continue reading →

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Mortons At Mary’s Peak

Posted on August 24, 2014 by theblondecoyote

My brother, sister and I are all pretty scattered. Sarah lives in Germany, Paul has been in California but is moving to NYC and I’m all over the place. Still, we’re close – we all make our living as freelance artists, … Continue reading →

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Supermoon, Supertide

Posted on August 20, 2014 by theblondecoyote

* These last three shots were taken in the touch me tide pools at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon.

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