Rachel SchmidtFeb 28, 20224 minDaily Practices for Living a Wild LifeFor the last two winters we have heard wolves howling on top of the mountain we live on. The sound is hauntingly beautiful but it is...
Rachel SchmidtFeb 7, 20223 minContemplating Flow in Nature This morning I was out walking in the forest and stopped to rest beside a mostly frozen creek running along the boundary of our property....
Rachel SchmidtFeb 1, 20224 minThe Metamorphsis of Middle AgeWhen I entered middle age, I experienced some significant losses. Within a span of 5 years my father died, my son went off to university,...
Rachel SchmidtJan 21, 20224 minThe Call to Return to HomeThere is something about the mountains that evokes a deep feeling of connection and wonder in me. The sound of the alpine wind, the stars...