Happy Fall Ya'll
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." - Unknown
Leaf-peeping this weekend with my cousin Mary
September, 29th, 2025
📍Salida, Colorado, USA 🇺🇸
Greetings from the wilderness!
It’s weird to think that during the month of October, while Fall weather is in full effect here, I will be soaking up the sunshine on the beaches of San Pancho, Cancun, Playa del Carmen, and Tulum, Mexico. I will then return to the States to complete an epic camping road trip through Ojo Caliente, Santa Fe, Sedona, Joshua Tree, Palm Springs, Las Vegas, Zion National Park, and Moab. By the time I return to Salida, Colorado, all of the leaves will have fallen, and the snow will have begun at 9200 ft—I will return home to the look and feel of winter.
In preparation for my trip back to Mexico this week, I have been prioritizing the last two weekends to soak up all the Fall colors around me. I've made two "leaf peeping" drives to the surrounding elevations, and I'm trying to burn the memory of these vibrant golds, oranges, and reds into my memory. On Saturday, my cousin, Mary, and I drove over Marshall Pass. Everywhere we looked was another incredible view of harvest colors mixed with evergreen.
For a recent blog post I wrote about the Fall Equinox that tied into the culmination of this season’s last Forest Church, I’ve been thinking a lot about the significance of Fall and its invitation to release what has run its course. As a season of both immense gratitude and surrender, I'm exploring the feelings of change that this season so accurately represents.
While spending time meditating on the Grandfather tree stump, I've been sitting with the discomfort of change and realizing how much of that is tied to my ego's desire to maintain the status quo, to control the outcomes of this transitional season. I'm practicing letting go of what was, realizing that in doing so, I am creating space for the new to emerge.
Learning to let go is something I have been given many opportunities to do since launching as a digital nomad only one year ago, with my first solo trip to San Miguel de Allende, GTO, Mexico in October 2024. Not only did I leave the comfort of my life in Denver, but I also separated from my husband and started a completely new way of life, living part-time in Salida (near my parents) and traveling the globe for the rest of the year, living out of a suitcase.
In the past 365 days, I've flown to five countries, lived on two continents, road tripped through four US states, and visited nine cities across Mexico. With this upcoming trip, I will be able to add three more Mexican cities to my list.
While so much of my former life in Denver no longer exists (except for the valuable friendships that still remain), I am struck with both the grief of so much change, while also feeling so thankful for all that this last year has taught me—about myself, about God, and the world. I am grateful to those of you who have been following along with me via these love letters since day 1, and to the many people who have liked my Instagram posts and sent me notes of encouragement along the way.
Fall 2025, I am feeling very grateful and happy. My prayer for you all is that you, too, will find joy and peace amidst this challenging season of change and upheaval in the world, remembering the wisdom of nature that has so much to teach us about the beauty of endings that make way for new beginnings. I wish you all a happy and colorful Autumn.
With Love,
Jennifer
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