Kristy Halvorsen

An Ordinary Hike to an Extraordinary View

An Ordinary Hike to an Extraordinary View

Gravel crunched under my tires as I backed into a parking spot at the Three Rivers Petroglyph Site in southern New Mexico. I grabbed my backpack and jacket from the passenger’s seat and stepped out into a brisk breeze. I had been camping nine miles up a dirt road from...

Wake-Up Call

Wake-Up Call

Campsite nestled in the White Mountain WildernessUnexpected Invitation: A Cowboy's Proposition “Hello in there,” a man’s voice hollered from outside. I was snuggled up under the covers in my Airstream. Soft honey morning light dripped in around the edges of my closed...