Alpine Wildflowers and Elk

Alpine Wildflowers and Elk

Hiking the tundra in Rocky Mountain National Park is one of our favorite summer excursions from our family cabin in Colorado. We arrive early to beat the traffic to the top of Trail Ridge Road and fit in a tundra hike before the afternoon thunderstorms rise. The short Medicine Bow trail has ptarmigans along it […]

Posted July 24, 2023 by Laurel Wanrow in My non-writing life, Nature / 0 Comments
Book Quote Wednesday ~ #since on 7/5/2023

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #since on 7/5/2023

It’s #bookqw and ‘since’ Daeryn is obsessed with the new girl… More from Chapter 12 with Daeryn: Speaking of Terrent’s Forestridge origins, Daeryn ought to pick the boy’s brain for something to discuss with the new girl, since Outside was a mystery to him. “What was it like for Annmar coming into the Basin from […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #bend on 5/31/2023

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #bend on 5/31/2023

responsivevoice_button voice=”US English Female” buttontext=”Listen”] It’s #BookQW and Fern is ‘bending’ to magical ways! More from Chapter 24: Raven removed the cage and held out one bundle to Fern. She took the warm weight of the fox, searching Raven’s face, but he wouldn’t meet her gaze. Willow simply waited with her glass globe. Clearly, Raven […]

Posted May 31, 2023 by Laurel Wanrow in nature fantasy, YA Novels / 0 Comments
Book Quote Wednesday ~ #dress on 5/24/2023

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #dress on 5/24/2023

It’s #bookqw and Annmar’s new boss is ‘dressed’ outside the usual Victorian norms. More from The Unraveling: “Hello there,” called a woman behind her. Annmar turned, her hand rising to swipe back her escaped curls. A woman strode along an avenue created by rows of fruit trees. She was tall, her lean figure dressed in […]