Author Archives: Ian

“I’m awake.” “I’m awake.” I was waiting for a second, “PSSST!!! Hey! Wake up!” But there wasn’t one. Then I realized, “I’ll be ‘go-to-hell’ if I wasn’t dreamin’. Dreamin there was someone in the forest behind me. Tryin’ to wake me up. Like yesterday. When I took a nap once I reached the top ofContinue reading “Rise ‘n’ Shine”

Andy stopped by today. The top of the Flattops is open meadows and parks. And stands of aspens and evergreens. Flat basically. But also rolling. With a slight tilt to the South. I skirt one patch of aspens. And then another. No evergreens anywhere close by yet. So I just keep headin’ West-Northwest. Finally, IContinue reading “Pine Boughs for a Bed”

“Pssst. Hey, wake up.” My eyelids pop open. I sit upright. Instinct turns my head a couple degrees to the right. Trying to see if I was in “reality”. And hearing right. Again, I hear from behind, “Pssst, wake up.” OK, I’m not dreaming. I start to turn around. But, the voice stops me inContinue reading “PSSST, Hey, Wake Up”