Natalie Ogbourne

true on the trail • true in life

Waking Up in the Wilderness Book Cover

Waking Up in the Wilderness: A Yellowstone Journey

Are you an armchair traveler, outdoor adventurer, or national park enthusiast? Are you ready to trek across Yellowstone through the pages of a book?

If so, this may be the book for you.

It’s more than an adventure story about  me and my family doing what we love in a place we love with people we love. It’s a sign pointing beyond all that and saying, “Look at this!” so you can see what there is to see for yourself.

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Notable & Noteworthy: Spring

Notable & Noteworthy: Spring

March is a quiet month in Yellowstone, not because there's nothing happening but because all but one road is closed and there is little human hubbub. April ... that's a different story. Still, these are two months during which I have not seen the park. What I know  I've learned from others who know and love it well. Here's what's new and notable...

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Writing Tools I Use

Writing Tools I Use

Writing involves more than writing. The writing life involves a lot of reading and observing. Most of my writing is done at my desk, and I occasionally get to spend a few happy hours writing outside in Yellowstone. These are a few of the go-to items I use for writing--at home and in the field. The Pentel RSVP Ballpoint Fineline is my long-time...

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Postcard from Yellowstone: Bobby Socks Trees

Postcard from Yellowstone: Bobby Socks Trees

Once upon a time, I worked in Yellowstone—at the Old Faithful Inn Gift Shop, where I spent part of each day restoring the great wall of postcards. These days, the postcard wall is smaller, which makes me sad. Postcards are more than souvenirs. They’re a way of looking at the small stuff, of noticing and sharing why a place matters. With that, a...

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Waking up in the Wilderness is honored to be included in the Inspired by Yellowstone Artist Series.

“There is a great deal of good to be learned from what we see every day, if we would but consider it.”

~ Matthew Henry