Archive - Alpine Penned

A Charmed Draught

The pursuit and blessing of beauty

Apr 12 •

December 2023

An ode to a year complete and a year expectant.

Dec 30, 2023 •

September 2023

The Stilling Season

Summer’s slow days were filled with a quiet questioning that my explorations into nature seemed to repeat back to me. The question strolled along with…

Sep 30, 2023 •

April 2023

Upward & Inward

Colorado’s winter likes to dance with its spring long after most of us are ready for the song to end. The lingering snow, however, provides us with the…

Apr 20, 2023 •

October 2022

Picking up Pennies

“There are lots of things to see, unwrapped gifts and free surprises.” - Annie DillardThanks for reading Alpine Penned! Subscribe for free to receive…

Oct 11, 2022 •

February 2022

To Summit a Mountain

The sky was the brightest, thinnest blue—a ribbon draped upon the mountains, blanketing the curves and contours of the peaks surrounding me....

Feb 28, 2022 •

January 2022

Courage to Look Up

What we find along the unknown path...

Jan 16, 2022 •

December 2021

Happiness Doubled by Wonder

- Also published on Calla Press.

Dec 2, 2021 •

October 2021

Untrammeled Places

Thoughts from the edge of Black Canyon

Oct 29, 2021 •

September 2021

I woke up this morning to a perfect chillness, the cabin softly creaking as the sun winked through the pines. The little dog next to me scooted closer…

Sep 13, 2021 •

This is Alpine Penned, a newsletter about faith, mountain spaces, and the stories that shape us…

Sep 4, 2021 •

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