Goals Aren’t Always As Important As We Think They Are
“Last week I did the North Kaibab Trail. It was really busy but beautiful weather and a beautiful trail. Learned about goals and how they aren't always as important as we think they are. I'll write it down someday.” These were the last words posted to Facebook by our guide, Paul Weaver. Two days later, on October 12th, Paul suddenly passed away from a medical complication while riding his mountain bike on the trails overlooking Flagstaff. There has only been one other event in my life that brought more devastating
Quiet Whisper
We’d made a mistake. We all knew it but there wasn’t anything we could do about it. The previous night we had camped at the end of Coyote Gulch. It was a nice campsite next to the creek. And it was quiet. Tonight, we were camped at a popular campground closer to Bryce Canyon. Our site was next to a hotel parking lot. We heard crying children, yelling parents, and endless horn beeps as car doors were locked. Unfortunately, that was just the start of the noise. We were