June 2015

Deer Creek Falls The Grand Canyon is available to everybody.  It is one of the most visited places in the world each year with nearly 5 million annual visitors.  Everyone will know that you have been to Grand Canyon.  You will have plenty of pictures and great stories to tell.  There will be no doubt that you visited one of the 7 wonders of the world.  Anybody can visit Grand Canyon and see rocks, water, animals, and people.  What will set you apart from the masses? "When they saw the courage

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him." (Lamentations 3:23) God is a restorer. He redefines what was into what it is and what it will be.  He transforms, renews, and rebuilds.  This often transpires through struggle.  The caterpillar is made new through the struggle of the cocoon.  There is no butterfly without the struggle.  The global flood of

God has graciously given me the privilege of guiding people into the wilderness for the past 23 years.  By His grace, I have been witness to incredible beauty and splendor.  The simple life of the wilderness is pure and natural.  It is unencumbered by the artificial complexities of life.  "Wants" and "needs" are much more clearly defined and understood.  Being responsible for myself and others in the far reaches of the wilderness has taught me many significant life principles.  Perhaps none are more weighty than this one: The humble