I’ve also worked at Philmont, the largest summer camp in the country. In 2022 and 2023, I worked at base camp at the Villa Philmonte as a tour guide. Both summers were amazing, and it’s one of the most amazing jobs I’ve ever had.

A coin or medallion with the profile of a woman’s face, hair flowing down and swirling within the boundaries.

On these cold winter nights, on long snowy drives in the dark, I listen to these albums to feel a little less lonely. To take me to another world full of enchantment, just like the books I used to read as a kid. Less Christmas, more winter, but the thought is still there. Tarja, Leah and Tuomas Holopainen.

“While the Aturan Empire claims to have built the Great Stone Road, any historian worth his salt knows this is patently untrue.”

One of only two confirmed Tyrannosaurus Rex footprints in the world! And we got to see it.

Imaginaerum is many things, least of which is being my favorite album of all time. It tells a tale of marvelous proportions on a path winding from gentle piano to heavy metal, smooth jazz to roaring orchestrations.

These were all drawings and sketches hung on the walls of the small break room of my first job.

My health is failing, my days are numbered
My mind goes back, to a promise remembered
It won’t be long, I’m closer then ever
And one day up there, we’ll be back together
- A Poem By Christopher Snyder