hiking Archives - Motivated by Nature

Scavenger Hunt at Barrier Lake 4

27 Sep, 2015 in Community / Lessons from Nature tagged Awe / children / hiking / Kananaskis / nature / nature walks / Outdoor fun / outdoors / scavenger hunt / Wonder by Susanne Heaton

Do you remember doing a scavenger hunt when you were young? Last weekend I went to Barrier Lake with my 5 yr old nephew Connor, and my husband Andy, to do a nature scavenger hunt. I wasn’t sure how it would go over with Connor but I thought I’d give […]

The Language of Nature

26 Aug, 2015 in Lessons from Nature / Self Care tagged Awe / downy woodpecker / dragonflies / Fantastic Fungi / hiking / language of nature / Louie Schwartzberg / mushrooms / mycologist / nature / Paul Stanets / signs from nature / water by Susanne Heaton

On a recent hike, nature showed me many amazing signs. I will share a few with you here. The first was a downy woodpecker. The meaning when one sees a woodpecker is that opportunity is knocking. What that means for me remains to be seen. Further along, I came across a […]