Chad Ripley
Master of none, apprentice to all that is.
Stills, Motion, Ocean & Tall Tree’s is all that one needs.


















Lord, I was Born a Ramblin’ Man…
Baby, this is the way that it is.
I am sick and tired of the 24/7 news cycle. The politicization & sensationalism surrounding everything. Baby, this is the way that it is. And always will be. We are allowed to question things. To ensure that truth prevails. We are not our ideas or beliefs, no. But we are led to believe so. I,…
it’s great to be & i hope the same for you too.
“It’s great to be lately, & I hope the same for you too,” scribbled on the last page of the notebook paper in my leather-bound journal, etched with my initials and a mountainscape on the front cover. It’s mine, yet for some reason, has always felt just a bit foreign to me. Don’t get me…
Cardinal
The other day less than 20 seconds into my drive to work, a bright red cardinal swooped down and glided mere fractions away from the windshield. Eventually pulling up and making his way up to a nearby branch. I laughed to myself and said, “I wonder who that was?” Ever since I lost my Papa…