Every mountain has a slog. I mean that both literally and figuratively. As an avid mountain climber, I get to experience all the ways that a mountain illustrates various truths of life, shedding on them new light, and giving me something to think about. One does not need a mountain to illustrate truths of life. We can read about them or experience them firsthand. I venture to presume that anyone who has lived longer than a few years on this earth can guess pretty quickly at m

“There he goes!” “After him!”  “I’ve got him—no I haven’t!” “There he is—under that rock!” From the large, colorful Collared Lizards  of Oklahoma to the small, spiny lizards and fence lizards of the Southwestern deserts, there is always a lizard to chase, and we must always at least try to catch it. This time, the lizard was a Western Side-Blotched Lizard  at the bottom of the Grand Canyon in northern Arizona. This lizard is a small, brown one with a dark blotch behind its fo

"Have you been to the Grand Canyon?" That is often the first question we’re asked when we tell someone we travel the country. It’s like the Grand Canyon is the most important thing to see. In our opinion, it was something we’d see if we had the chance, but not necessarily our top destination. After 4 years on the road, we got our chance to visit the Grand Canyon while staying in northern Arizona. But If we were going to visit Grand Canyon, we would do it our way - the Ad-Vent