Tag: mountains
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Summits
When life takes a turn, go with it or hit the guardrail — if there is one. Sometimes it goes so fast you must drift the corners or crash. Bump that guardrail and keep going. Skid to the edge of the cliff but hold on and keep climbing. Like the late Ken Block roaring up Pikes…
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Hart’s Ghosts – A New Series
I have exciting news for fans of Summer Star and the indomitable Troy Hart. It’s now a series with Book Two newly released and Book Three in progress! This has been a long time coming and I’m so happy to be immersed in the Troy Hart Zone again. A new series means an exciting new look for…
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19 Nature Quotes
Nature has shaped my heart and soul my entire life. I’ve always lived in it and with it, and to live without it is unthinkable. So naturally it’s a keystone of my fiction. Wild places are a main theme in all of my stories. Some characters like Tayla Lyon (Stop Down) find refuge and healing…
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Living Legends
For a taste of the Old West, ride a narrow gauge train through the Rockies. There are several to choose from in Colorado, and a favorite of ours is the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad. It was part of the Rio Grande’s narrow gauge San Juan Extension, built in 1880 to serve the silver mining…
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Summer Star ~ Free, Just Because
From March 5 to March 9, grab a free Kindle ebook version of Summer Star. No mining for your contact info, no sign-ups, no strings. Just free — just because. Get yours here: A psychic with an attitude, a ghost from the old west, and lost Civil War gold. What could possibly go wrong? Loner and…
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Road Damage ~ Free, Just Because
From February 5 to February 9, grab a free Kindle ebook version of Road Damage. No mining for your contact info, no sign-ups, no strings. Just free —just because. Get yours here: On the mountain, safety is an illusion. Control is a dream. And survival isn’t guaranteed. Jimmy Swain isn’t just a driver; he’s an…
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Their Stories Remain
It’s been a frigid couple of weeks in the high Rockies of Colorado. I enjoy the cold stillness of winter in the mountains, but this cold snap has me thinking about warmer days and it’s given me time to go through some photos I took last summer. We took a drive to visit a cemetery…
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As Exciting as Watching Water Freeze
Sometimes winter seems about as exciting as watching paint dry, or grass grow, or water freeze — wait a second. Watching water freeze can be exciting. Granted it doesn’t have the drama of a heavy spring runoff, a summer cloudburst, or a flashflood. It’s subtle, quiet. The beauty of it can be easy to overlook,…