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Mothers Day | Celebrating the Women Who Weave Our Lives Together
Happy Mother’s Day to all the life makers out there. On any given day, our land is more often than not wandered by women. So, naturally,...
Jordan Menzel
May 11, 2024


Sunday Inspiration | The Pioneering Hearts of Mel & Aubri
What's a Sunday in the Mountain West without a good pioneer story? Mel & Aubri And if you’ve got to spread a pioneering gospel of...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 27, 2024


The Art of Brotherhood | 5 Year Tradition
A Sunday sentiment on Brotherhood. Today marks the birthday of one of our most frequent guests, David Boyer . And, following a nearly 5...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 13, 2024


Contributing at Maple Grove | Work Hard, Relax Fully
All these years later, we remain largely fueled, staffed, supported, and inspired by one underlying motivation - we all go to pretty...
Jordan Menzel
Apr 3, 2024


Spring into Being | The Art of Living Again
Today, in more ways that one, is about resurrection. Sure, it’s about the possibilities beyond this life grounded in faith for why we are...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 30, 2024


The Wild Side of Hospitality | More Than Just a Stay
This Spring, we have so much to celebrate! The dam is dead, the Source Pond is flowing, and the New York Times Travel sat down with us...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 19, 2024


Dam(n) Right! | We Stopped It
THIS. JUST. IN!! We’ve all STOPPED A DAM(N)!!! Yesterday, two of the most surreal experiences unfolded for our beautiful Bear River at...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 12, 2024


Happiness in the Present | A Sunday Sentiment
A Sunday Sentiment on Choice. The more we age as a community The more we organically explore , experiment , and express Amongst...
Jordan Menzel
Mar 10, 2024


Leap into Life | Adventures for Your Extra Day
Once every 4 years, we grant ourselves an extra day in February. The question is, how will you spend it? Added up over a decade, that...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 28, 2024


The Waiting Dilemma | To Perfect or to Progress?
In our 5 years of sometimes fast and sometimes slow restoration, we’ve learned that there is an interesting line that we are always...
Jordan Menzel
Feb 16, 2024


The Power of No | Transforming Communities
When in doubt, speak up . To speak up after all, is to stare at the status quo and simply state - NO NO more, NO less, NO longer, NOT...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 24, 2024


Do The Work | Your Role in the Fight for Justice
Today, candidly, is about protest. It’s about everyday people following the lead of those who’ve come before. Those who spoke up when it...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 15, 2024


Habits | The Secret to Sustainable Personal Growth
Habits > Goals Jo Savage Photography This month is so pressurized to define and deliver on GOALS. These little arbitrary rules we create...
Jordan Menzel
Jan 10, 2024


Top 10 Transformative Experiences | Maple Grove 2023
In this canyon, time passes differently for everyone. For us, days feel like weeks and years feel like a lifetime . These are our...
Jordan Menzel
Dec 31, 2023


Finding Harmony | A Magical Weekend of Sound and Somatic Therapy
The Higher Vibrations sound healing and somatic therapy retreat at Maple Grove was transformative. Here’s a peek of the opening ceremony...
Jordan Menzel
Dec 14, 2023
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