5 Trails I’d Love to Hike in the Olympic National Park
Over the past two seasons that I have worked for Rites of Passage Wilderness Therapy, I have enjoyed 30 weeks backpacking around the Olympic National Park and Forest. I’ve been … Read More
Strolling Around Wynoochee Lake
Elevation Low: ~800 ft High: ~1,000 ft Distance: 12 – 16 mile loop Difficulty: Easy to moderate Best Seasons: Late Spring to Early Fall Maps Wynoochee Lake Shore Trail Points of … Read More
I Will Not Die an Unlived Life by Dawna Markova
I will not die an unlived life I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open … Read More
Exploring the Edge of the Map
Why do we go into the wilderness to do therapy and create rites of passage? Because the wilderness has a way of taking us to the edge of our maps, … Read More
Guiding the Hero’s Journey
Three of us sat on the cliff edge overlooking a gray Pacific Ocean. The fog was thick enough to be a mist, shrouding the morning in quiet. I was sharing … Read More
Wilderness Therapy as a Rite of Passage
My journey into wilderness therapy was a quest to understand rites of passage and the ways we incorporate them today. I explored that question with boots on the ground and … Read More
Why Rites of Passage
When I first started looking into employment as a wilderness therapy field guide, I called or emailed everyone I could from Utah to Washington. I wanted to know what was … Read More
Endings and Beginnings on the Lower South Fork Skokomish River Trail
Elevation Low: 600 ft High: 1000 ft Distance: 10.3 miles (one way) Difficulty: Easy to Moderate Best Seasons: Year round trail USGS Topo Map Quadrangles: Lightning Peak FS Topo Map (trailhead and lower … Read More
Becoming the Hero on Our Journey Finding and Offering our Gift to the World
“When you’ve lost your way Colors start to fade Take a look within Find your offering Hold it to the sun Let your spirit run Remember Remember find your center … Read More