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Adventure dog,Jojo, earned her Bark Ranger badge at Pipestone National Monument then got to see bison at Blue Mounds State Park.

Dave Matthews Band. Thanks for coming to Minnesota.

Spent a wonderful day underground surveying.

Enjoying marsh marigolds in the bog with this little girl.

Raft cones in Mystery Cave.

Hello old friend! It was good to get back into Mystery Cave.

Caving this weekend in the longest cave.

"You don't have to feel better to go outside. You have to go outside to feel better." It's more important than ever now to get outside.

Another fantastic hike. What would we do without public lands?

Sheep jam in the park

Beautiful bat in Mystery Cave.

Attending the National Cave and Karst Management Symposium. We visited a couple of caves with pictographs and learned about impacts to the preservation of them.

First time seeing a wolverine.

Bark Ranger Cody and his human spent 8 days paddling 75 miles in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Protecting these wild places is so important for all of us.

Jim Brandenburg's film crew visited Mystery Cave.

Crossing Dragons Jaw Lake in Mystery Cave.

Hiking along the south branch Root River in the Driftless.

Caving with some new and enthusiastic folks yesterday.

Monarchs in my yard!

Michigan lily, purple fringed orchids and one happy dog. Get outside!

Enjoying lightning bugs and birds.

A beautiful lake; n Mystery Cave with raft cones.

Nice clouds moving in.

Coldwater Cave never disappoints.

In my happy place with the critters that make me happy. Can you see her?

Coming out of a real tight passage in Mystery Cave.

Just us women to surveying in Mystery Cave today.

Bark Ranger Cody enjoying the boat ride and the wind blowing somewhere.

The wild flowers are blooming in the park.

What would we do without public lands?

Storm from my driveway.

Enjoying the beautiful spring in the Driftless Area with Bark Ranger be Cody.

If you could read my mind. Do better humans!

Mankato yesterday.

Are inspiring when you can hold an animal that lived thousands of years ago then see their modern day relatives roam a prairie.

"There is a way to be good again." Bark Ranger Cody and his human loved the book.

I posed next to this huge chert nodule in Mammoth Cave this weekend. It was a challenge getting there, squirming through corkscrew-like passages. The chert is so resilient to erosion; a good example of how to live life.

A short climb down to the Green River to take a look at this beautiful cave entrance.

We surveyed above Bishop's Pit in Mammoth Cave. Two choices - traverse the pit or take the tight squeeze around. I took the squeeze.

If you slow down slightly, you can enjoy the patterns found in nature.

Bark Ranger Cody is supervising the caving expedition packing.

My grandson taking his junior ranger job very seriously while helping me with a program at the top of Moro Rock in Sequoia National Park.

A beautiful (but pretty cold) day to survey a cave.

Snow...oh joy!

Light a candle, read a good book with good music in the background - Supertramp Breakfast in America. It'll get better.

Nature heals...get outside humans.

It's only -28f out, let's go for a hike human!

What do you do when it's 5 degrees on the porch and work needs to get done? Dress better and get work done!

It's a little chilly out and beautiful.

I've been in Los Angeles all week. The power has been out and plans have had to change but it could be worse. Visiting with family has been the best. We went south to see the ocean.