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FIVE PARKS LIFE
EVERY PHOTO WE COULDN'T THROW AWAY

The Glove Box

The overflow stash: moments that didn't make an episode but were too good to delete. Click any photo to hold it up to the light.

  • Pink and gray evening clouds over the Spanish Peaks, with fall trees and junipers in front.
    the peaks put on their evening colors SUNSETS
  • A crescent moon above pink streaked clouds over the Spanish Peaks near Lathrop State Park.
    dusk on the lava field, NM SUNSETS
  • Pink clouds and a soft sunset reflected in a calm lake, seen from a rocky shore with dry grasses.
    glass water, free show SUNSETS
  • Matt and Erin smiling on a rocky lakeshore at Lathrop State Park as the sun sets behind fall trees.
    golden hour, party of two US
  • Matt and Erin smiling in a selfie on a dirt path as the sun sets behind juniper trees and dry grass.
    the commute to nowhere US
  • Matt and Erin in bike helmets on the lakeshore at Lathrop State Park, with the Spanish Peaks behind them.
    matching helmets, matching grins ON THE TRAIL
  • Erin sits in a green camp chair at a campsite, looking out across open grassland to a pair of mountain peaks.
    some mornings are for sitting still US
  • Matt and Erin in bike helmets smiling beside a pond lined with golden cattails and fall cottonwoods.
    20 'hiked' miles, zero regrets ON THE TRAIL
  • Matt and Erin in bike helmets and sunglasses smiling on a lakeshore path with mountains in the distance.
    two lakes, two bikes ON THE TRAIL
  • Rindo, a black curly senior dog in a bandana, stands at the campsite with the Brinkley trailer and truck behind.
    the quartermaster, on duty RINDO
  • A black pickup truck hitched to a white Brinkley travel trailer, parked on gravel beside juniper trees.
    the whole operation THE RIG
  • A white Brinkley travel trailer hitched to a black pickup at camp, with yellow fall trees and snowy mountains behind.
    home, parked anywhere THE RIG
  • Eleven women from a yoga retreat stand arm in arm on the beach with the ocean and a headland behind.
    the whole retreat crew, pre-salt-water YOGA
  • Erin stands and guides a group of seated students during a yoga class on a sandy beach.
    beach class in session, Costa Rica YOGA
  • Erin in a twisting forward fold on a yoga mat atop a flat granite rock, surrounded by pine trees.
    any flat rock is a studio YOGA
  • An orange sunset glowing beneath heavy storm clouds over a grassy plain with rocky outcrops on the horizon.
    the sky caught fire over camp SUNSETS
  • Rindo, a black and gray curly dog on a leash, panting happily on a lakeshore with hills behind.
    lake day, tongue out RINDO
  • Close-up of Rindo's curly black and gray face, tongue out, in the sun.
    the beard after a swim RINDO
  • Rindo, a black and gray curly dog, curled up asleep on her dog bed in a patch of sun.
    quartermaster, off duty RINDO
  • Matt and Erin smiling in bike helmets in front of a calm lake and forested hills.
    helmet hair, lake views ON THE TRAIL
  • Matt and Erin in sunglasses taking a selfie on a red dirt trail below eroded red rock cliffs.
    red dirt, big grins ON THE TRAIL
  • A wide canyon with red rock walls and a green, tree-filled floor under a clear blue sky.
    the canyon nobody told us about ON THE TRAIL
  • A round Welcome to New Mexico sign with the red Zia sun symbol on a yellow background beside a brushy hillside.
    new state, new stamp ON THE TRAIL
  • Matt and Erin in rain jackets smiling at an overlook above a winding road through a forested valley.
    overlook earned the hard way US
  • Matt and Erin in bike helmets and sunglasses making kissy faces for a selfie under a blue sky near red cliffs.
    duck lips at mile 12 US
  • Matt and Erin smiling in a sunny selfie beside the front of their Brinkley trailer under a blue sky.
    campground golden hour US
  • Matt and Erin with their two daughters, all smiling, in front of the Brinkley trailer at a grassy campground.
    our girls, Tricia and Abby US
  • A black pickup hitched to the Brinkley travel trailer at a gravel RV site with the sun low in the sky.
    sunrise hitch-up THE RIG

new photos land here as we go, same box, more memories