Blog (Erik's musings)

Today is Earth Day, the day that the whole world celebrates the natural world. I'm grateful that there is a day like this when we can stop and recognize how much we need the natural world and also how much it needs us...

2020 has been a year that none of us will probably ever forget. The pandemic lead to weeks where nearly all of us stayed at home, where we had to learn new and difficult ways of relating to one another, a stop to most of our travel and changes in nearly every aspect of life...

During the Covid-19 lock-down I took some time to answer questions sent in via Facebook about a wide range of topics. There were so many questions that I broke them down into three separate videos. The first one addresses hiking related questions on topics such as encountering wildlife, my favorite hikes, mileage covered each year, etc...

Today is Earth Day, actually the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. This is a day that is relevant to all of us no matter what side of the political aisle we may lean towards. Probably now more than ever we recognize the value of sunshine and clean air, trees and flowers and untamed wilderness...

If you are like me, it is hard to spend so much time inside. I feel the pull of nature and long to get out to hike through the woods and ski through the deep snow found at the higher elevations at this time of year...

Yesterday as I skied through the forest during a snowstorm I marveled at the deep stillness and silence. The only sound was the gentle falling of intricate flakes on my jacket. These tiny crystals, each unique but so small and seemingly insignificant, somehow transformed the world with each passing hour...

What's it like to photograph Rocky Mountain National Park during the winter season?

As we all know, winter in the mountains can be incredibly beautiful. There's something joyful about fluffy white snow and blue skies...

I thought some of you might enjoy taking a peek behind the curtain to see what it's like writing a book. It certainly isn't glamorous or exciting. Instead it is often quite scary. This seems to especially be the case when you know that the first volume was so well received...

Listen, can you hear it? The autumn grasses rustle as they gently sway in the breeze. Shh! Do you hear that gentle whooshing sound? Can you hear it increases in volume and then decreases only to increase again, incessantly like the waves of the sea? That’s the wind moving through the forest...

Day after day and year after year I post images of our incredible natural world. I celebrate its beauty and its power to lead us into healing and wholeness. Yet if I limit myself to merely posting photos while watching silently as our environment is swallowed up for the sake of "the economy" then perhaps my love of nature is only an illusion...

Hiker at Finch Lake, RMNP

On August 23rd of 2017 the Rocky Mountain Conservancy asked if I would create a new hiking guide for Rocky Mountain National Park...

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(Note, this is not a partisan political post, but just the opposite. Please read to the end.)

I know that there are many who follow my daily posts who would consider themselves to be pro-life...

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To create a house, a road or a barn requires a very pragmatic, studied and linear approach. It requires research, mathematics and detailed drawings that are precisely followed...

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My life is found in solitude. By this I mean that it is only in solitude, stillness and silence that I have the opportunity to reflect, to take stock of my life and examine its direction, to consider my motivations and the deep longings hidden from view...

When I share a photograph I’m trying to say so much more than, “Look at this”. My wish with every photo is:

• That you will hear a message of hope for our messed up world.

• That you will perceive the voice of beauty calling you into wholeness and health...