Spring in Alaska: A Reminder to Hold On

Spring in Alaska: A Reminder to Hold On

I spent time walking alongside this river, listening to its sounds and watching all the new spring growth that’s happening here in this tiny corner of Alaska. From video: “It wasn’t long ago that I wondered if Spring would ever be here. Even now,...
A Windy Alaskan Shoreline

A Windy Alaskan Shoreline

Alaska’a shoreline isn’t the same as what I’m used to from California, but it has it’s own special feel to it. The tide was going out when I got here, so there was plenty of time-sensitive land to explore and wander around. I stopped here on my...
WILD STILLNESS, by Ryan Saunders: Book Trailer

WILD STILLNESS, by Ryan Saunders: Book Trailer

WILD STILLNESS is my first book, but it won’t be my last. The time I spend with Nature is part of an ongoing journey for me, and I don’t pretend to be making anything more than a blundering mess of the process, but the value I’ve discovered along the way is...
Soaking in a Dose of Nature’s Magic: A Walk in the Desert

Soaking in a Dose of Nature’s Magic: A Walk in the Desert

It always amazes me how much there is to discover in a given place. Sometimes during this desert wandering session, I would look out and notice how dry and barren certain places appeared at first glance, but always, when I looked a little closer–a little...
Drawn to the Ocean

Drawn to the Ocean

It’s been a few months now since this trip to the coast of California, but that familiar pull to return to the ocean has been visiting me lately. Since I couldn’t answer the call right away, I settled for digging into this old footage to keep the memory...