This is where I put all the Yellowstone photos.
Trying to describe the wondrous enormity of Yellowstone National Park is a bit beyond me at the moment, so I’ll do it in images. If you have the chance, go. (These images are from 2019.)
{wandering} Mowich Lake, WA
Mowich Lake is one of my favorite semi-hidden Washington day trip destinations. It’s located in Mount Rainier National Park, but getting there requires you to take a separate route from the main park roads, over some (public access) unpaved logging roads that are more or less adventurous depending on how recently they’ve been maintained. The…
{wandering} Mount Baker, Table Mountain and fat self-care
I’ve only been to Mount Baker, Washington in the fall, and that’s the way I like it. The time of year of that first visit was coincidental — it was on my trip list and we wanted to get in before the highway closed for the winter — but I don’t know that any other…
Where to find bathing suits over a size 32
One of the best things about summer is water: swimming, splashing, wading, dancing, drinking, flavoring, floating, fishing, boating, or soaking in it! The larger your clothing size, though, the more challenging it can be to find a swimsuit you find comfortable or beautiful. For folks who wear clothing sizes larger than are generally carried at…
Fat-Friendly Pacific Northwest Day Trip: Mountain Loop Highway
Mountain Loop Highway, an absolutely delicious drive through the western Cascade Mountains north of Seattle, was our first experience with U.S. Forest Service roads. The first thing you need to know: Just because they’re marked on Google Maps doesn’t mean they’re paved! The first time we went, we weren’t expecting anything but pavement, so we…
Mother & Daughter Portraits in Salt Lake City | Body-Positive Photographer in Seattle, WA
I stopped briefly in Salt Lake City while traveling, and this session shows how much we can accomplish even during a very limited session. Forty-five minutes, one hotel room, and two generations of one family willing to be vulnerable and explore the stories of their bodies. Most photographers would have done things like “brought out…
Park Rangers, Young Lovers, Fatphobia and Resilience
I went on a trip! It was lovely! At least, most of it was. People in small bodies go out in public and come home with lovely memories. People in fat bodies go out in public and come home with thorns among the roses. The Young Lovers This is the couple who wanted my spot…
Refilling the Well, Day 2: Coeur d’Alene, ID, to Butte, MT
This post is part of a series on exploring and navigating the world with a fat body and an anxiety disorder. See all the posts here. If Montana is big sky country (and it is — we’ll get there), northern Idaho feels intimate. The smoky haze begins to clear as you head east past beautiful,…
Refilling the Well: Exploring the World with Anxiety
A photographer and writer explores the American west while living in a fat body with an anxiety disorder.
When your world shrinks
The fifth time, I was puzzled. My arm was lying along the armrest, but not extending out into the aisle at all thanks to my careful arrangements. So how was I being struck hard on the arm every few minutes, particularly since almost everyone on this flight over the ocean at midnight was asleep?
Wildest Dreams Session with Ms. D at Red Rock Canyon | Body-Positive Photographer in Seattle, WA
This plus-size beauty queen and Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon = magic. It was 95 degrees at sunset, but luckily Ms. D is used to the heat and I had plenty of water with me, so we took lots of breaks and it worked out fine. Better than fine, in fact. She’d chosen a sparkling sequin…
{explore} Elandan Gardens, Bremerton, WA
We’ve only lived in the Pacific Northwest for a couple of years, so there’s still a LOT that’s new and shiny. I like to just go out and wander whenever I can, even in the winter, because there’s always something amazing to find. I don’t think we’ve ever gotten back from a day trip and…
{explore} the seattle space needle
Not long ago I had the pleasure of showing my mom and her significant other, T, around Seattle on their four-day visit from North Carolina. Neither of them had been to the Pacific Northwest before, so I got to play tour guide and show them all the beautiful places we’ve discovered in the last year….
{explore} port townsend
(This post was originally published at Sweet Amaranth in 2015.) After the lavender festival, we were fairly wiped out. All we wanted was a cold drink, some good food and a breeze. Luckily, the pretty little town of Port Townsend wasn’t far away. Our route from the Lavender Festival in Sequim to dinner in Port Townsend,…