a homecoming

hey y'all,
i was recently able to go back home to new mexico for short weekend to participate in a wedding for the kruis family. my return marked the longest period i had ever gone without being home before, about 10 months, and has made me long for a future out west even as i enjoy life here in tennessee. coincidentally, i have also made some important short term decisions for me life (the stuff of adults) and will be relocating to the boulder colorado during the offseason. the move seems to make sense, as i'll be closer to family and have several friends already living in the area. when i say offseason there is actually a significant stretch between thanksgiving til march which i will not be in the south east after which point I have put in for reappointment, continuing as a naturalist in ten mile.

life here has afforded me quite a bit of time to play outside and in one week i went both rafting in south carolina and backpacking out at smoky mountian. both were good soulfilling trips and i hope to spend even more time outside as the leaves are bathed in fall splendor.


ps. i voted! i'll try posting more pictures on facebook when i have a quicker connection.