shulin and craig

craig knows me from when i was 18 

shulin knows me from before india

they met today, and we all walked into my mountains together

big dalton canyon

i love when the trails turn

chuckwalla

i love dinosaur brethren 

co-op buddies

life stories are so RICH! :) 

meaning

written on edge of my college building roof: 

"JUMP and you will live more than you ever lived in that free fall

but STAY and you will keep the promise that is the meaning of your Life." 

joshua tree adventurers!

what a hot sun and gorgeous sky! 

beavertail cactus bloom

inspiring

wrist

2 more photos: 

- wrist and barrel cactus compare nails- i am still taking care of wrist post-surgery, fingers 3 and 4 still have lack of sensation- nerve damage, absolutely

- nerve damage or not, i stand happily atop ryan mountain in northern joshua tree national park, back in a place i love and call home, and preparing to fly somewhere new and again make a new home