HIGHER GROUND

A blog by Kevin Berend

Peak Experiences

Illustration by Tyra Olstad, 2025 V iewed from their base, on the shoulder of a wildflower-strewn hayfield outside Lake Placid, New...

Kevin Berend

Jun 512 min read

Flow State

[Carles Rabada via Unsplash] “I’ve never had writer’s block. I don’t believe in it because… if I hear that I would freeze —I’m a block....

Kevin Berend

Mar 16 min read

The Negative Space

A speech delivered at the 13th Northeastern Alpine Stewardship Gathering - Oct. 25, 2024, Bretton Woods, NH This is a sticker on a Jeep...

Kevin Berend

Nov 1, 20246 min read

Synchronicity

There are coincidences, then there are surreal experiences I can’t explain. Last week, before dawn, I had a dream. I was at Griffin’s...

Kevin Berend

Jun 21, 202410 min read

KEVIN BEREND

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