I’ve been going to Yosemite all my life and worked there for two years for Yosemite Institute in my early 20s. Now a couple of decades later I felt inspired to share this place I love with others, especially during times there are fewer visitors so you can really feel the peace and power of the place. It’s a place where the beauty and magnificence really fills you with inspiration, so it seemed so natural to bring groups here to play with the writing process. Drawing on my intimacy with the place I love taking people to my special secret places that aren’t in the guidebook.

Recently, I took the first group where we traveled by train for the three day weekend retreat. It’s a wonderful combination. As one of the participants said to me, “I never thought that a trip to Yosemite was really possible in three days but this trip has been great”. Traveling by train made for a thoroughly relaxing experience. We began connecting with each other as we traveled and we began the writing workshop on the train. I’m so excited by the success of the trip I’m planning to do them on a regular basis.