Wander & Wonder
Climate-friendly and slow travel, equitable access to outdoor recreation, and nature’s awesomeness
daily practice
When you go slow enough, you create things
Hello from a slower pace
For the first two months of 2026, slow travel has shown up for me in quiet, winter ways. While slowing down and exploring with intention is not the easiest practice, I’ve noticed how spending more time in nature has helped me ground and connect with curiosity, delight, and astonishment.
As 2025 closes
As the year closes, I invite you to welcome life’s ripples wherever you are. We always hold a mix of feelings in our bodies at any given time, and imperfections make us human. Whether you end the year with reflection, creativity, down time, or setting goals for the year ahead, consider a pace with spaciousness, with pauses, with time outside. Watch the sunrise. Watch it set. Send love to the moon. Breathe deeply of the day and let it touch the bottom of your lungs.
Heidi Across America, part 3(ish) - slow travel book tour
Themes from Heidi Across America carried through the second half of 2024 – the kindness of strangers, love for America, relating with generosity to the tender inner self, and connecting with people heart to heart. The year’s adventure was built around collaboration. From Washington state to Washington, DC and many points between!
Heidi Across America - on the road
This installment of my slow travel update covers my book tour from mid-May 2024 through late July 2024. I visited states from Oregon and Washington to Iowa using various forms of transportation. It’s heavy on gratitude and the beauty of collaboration and synchronicity.
Heidi Across America - the tour begins
The Heidi Across America book tour begins! This update covers the first week of my tour in mid-May 2024, which involved a bike tour, train travel, and a gush of upcoming events, gratitude, and opportunities to share about my memoir.