Ryan Yuenger

2 months ago | heraldpalladium.com | Ryan Yuenger

Every year at the onset of winter, I have the same grand thought – this year will be the year I remain completely sane until spring. What could be better than frolicking in the snow and getting a good, hard workout with the snow shovel every few days? kAm%96?

Feb 1, 2025 | heraldpalladium.com | Ryan Yuenger

Whether descending a ridgeline in the pouring rain or racing the daylight back to my car on an unfamiliar trail, there’s nothing quite like the meditative state I can achieve while battling the elements. Every thought in my head melts away, and my focus narrows on survival – and moving to the rhythm of the music in my earbuds.

Jan 18, 2025 | heraldpalladium.com | Ryan Yuenger

With the bitter winter wind stinging my cheeks and snow crunching under my boots, a familiar cliché echoes through the halls of my head like whispers of a forgotten past. New year, new me. kAmxE DFC6 D@F?5D ?:46[ E96 E9@F89E @7 364@>:?8 2 ?6H G6CD:@? @7 >JD6=7 – D6EE:?8 23=2K6 6G6CJE9:?8 x 5:5?’E =:<6 23@FE E96 A2DE J62C 2?5 6>6C8:?8 =:<6 2 A9@6?:I 7C@> E96 2D96D]k^AmkAm%96 4=62?D:?8 7:C6 DFC6 D@F?5D H2C>[ 2E =62DE]k^AmkAmw2=7H2J FA E96 5F?6 D:56[ >J =:AD 368:? E@ 4C24<] uC@K6?

Nov 8, 2024 | heraldpalladium.com | Ryan Yuenger

Once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right. Gazing into the calm, glassy Lake Michigan waters from atop one of Grand Mere State Park’s stoic dunes last Saturday, these lyrics from the Grateful Dead’s “Scarlet Begonias” echoed in my head. kAm#2JD @7 DF?=:89E 52?465 2?5 52CE65 @? E96 H2E6C =:<6 D?:AA6ED @7 >6>@C:6D[ 2?5 x 4@F=5?’E 96=A 3FE D66 2 C67=64E:@? @7 >J @H? =:76 :? E96 C:AA=6D]k^AmkAm%96 =:89E D9:?65 :?

Oct 11, 2024 | heraldpalladium.com | Ryan Yuenger

A brisk lake breeze blows through my bedroom window, waking my senses to another Southwest Michigan morning. It’s a perfect day to head to Grand Mere State Park for a day on the sand. kAm~FED:56[ E96 DF? 52?46D E9C@F89 CFDE=:?8 =62G6D 2D DBF:CC6=D 7C2?E:42==J DBF62< 2?5 D92<6 E96 =2DE 3=24< H2=?FED 7C@> E96:C 3C2?496D]k^Am kAmx?D:56[ E96 H:?5 DH:C=D E9C@F89 @A6? H:?5@HD 2?5 8F:56D >6 5@H?DE2:CD E@ C67C:86C2E@C 5C2H6CD @G6C7=@H:?8 H:E9 @C492C5 7C6D9 2AA=6D]k^AmkAm%96 8C62E?6DD @7 u2== :D 7:?2==J FA@?