“We are here to laugh at the odds and live our lives so well that Death will tremble to take us”

-Charles Bukowski

Amy stands with her forearm crutches in front of a beautiful mountain range and valley on a bright sunny summer day.
Amy smiling brightly with her forearm crutches in front of a crystal clear lake and snow capped mountains .
Amy stands with her forearm crutches on a bright green grassy mountain side, with a valley and waves of blue mountains behind her.
Amy shows off her dirt-covered pants while turning to the camera and smiling.
Amy faces away from the camera, standing with her crutches at the edge of a reflective mountain lake, with green and snow-capped mountains on the far side of the lake.
Amy smiles as she stands with her forearm crutches next to a flooded river with mountains in the background on a nice Spring day.
Amy smiles for a selfie in front of a sunrise, with her dog Lucy standing on the riverbed behind her.
Amy smiles for a selfie on top of a hill overlooking a gorgeous ocean shoreline on the Oregon Coast.
Amy smiles up at the sky with her arms stretched out, crutches dangling from her arms, while standing in an old growth forest.
Amy stands with her forearm crutches in a grassy meadow, facing away from the camera, looking to the beautiful mountains on the other side of the valley.
A large Montana agate rests on a riverbed in the foreground, while Amy and her dog Lucy stand in the distance with the sunrise over her shoulder.
Amy smiles for a selfie in front of a flooded river and clouds covering the mountains on a wet Spring day.
Amy stands with her forearm crutches wearing a shirt that says "Leg story $20" in front of a beautiful mountain lake.
Amy grins at the camera, her face shaded by a baseball hat, while standing with her crutches on a red dirt road surrounded by tall yellow grasses.
Amy sits on the back of a pickup camper parked on a red dirt road surrounded by tall yellow grasses.
Amy smiles for a selfie on top of a mountain, with blue waves of the mountain range behind her.
Amy smiles for a photo in front of a beautiful mountain range while hiking with her forearm crutches.
Amy walking with crutches on a dirt trail through lush vegetation.
Amy stands on a dock while holding her crutches at her sides, a lake surrounding her and a beautiful mountain range running perpendicular behind her.
Amy smiles on the shore of a crystal clear lake with tall snow-capped mountains behind her.
Amy smiles for a selfie with her husband Dave, with mountains in the background on a sunny summer day.
Amy laughs as she stands in front of a large riverbed beneath a pastel colored sunset.
Amy sits on a small portable stool surrounded by tall yellow grasses, with a high desert mountain range and valley behind her.
Amy sits on a small portable chair on the riverbed as she pets her dog Lucy, the early morning sun rising in the background between them.
Amy sits on a portable stool as she stretches her arms out and smiles, with tall yellow grasses, a mountain range, and valley behind her.
Amy lies down on a rocky riverbed, her hat tipped down to cover her eyes, with trees in the background on a summer day.
A professional photograph by Katherine Gundlach. Amy looks down and smiles as she walks with her forearm crutches on a wide dirt trail, with a mountain town in the background.
Amy looks off camera and grins, holding her crutches at her sides as the late afternoon sun glows behind her, with tree-covered mountains and yellow grassy fields in the background.
Amy flexes her arms as her crutches dangle from her elbows, with hills and short mountains in the background illuminated by the setting sun.
Amy smiles for a selfie atop a tall hill, with yellow grasses, a valley, and high desert mountains in the background on a sunny summer day.
Amy faces away from the camera as she stands with her forearm crutches atop a hill overlooking a valley filled with yellow grasses, a high desert mountain range on either side of the valley and heavy dark rainclouds above.
Amy tilts her head down and grips her baseball hat, showing off a Disabled in the Wild logo, with a green grassy meadow and blue mountains in the background.
Amy smiles as she stands with her crutches at the edge of a dirt trail overlooking mountains and a valley on a bright sunny day.
Amy sits on a bench beside a paved path as she smiles and holds onto her crutches, a beautiful green and snow-capped mountain range in the background.
Amy sits on a sandy riverbed facing away from the camera, her arm around her dog Lucy as Lucy licks Amy's cheek, with the sun rising over the river in front of them.
Amy standing with her crutches on a wet sandy beach in front of a tide pool and large rock formation.
Amy smiles up at the sky while leaning on her crutches on a wet sandy beach in front of the ocean.
Amy tilts her head back and laughs as she looks at the camera, with a trail, river, and mountains behind her.
Amy sits on a bench with her feet resting on the seat, as she looks at the lake and beautiful mountains in the background.
Amy looks over her shoulder at the camera while standing with her forearm crutches on a shallow section of riverbed, with a blue-green river and mountains behind her.
A professional photograph by Katherine Gundlach. Amy smiles brightly as she sits on a stool in the middle of a yellow grassy field on a late summer afternoon.
Amy smiles at the camera as she stands with her crutches in the middle of a two-track road, with high desert mountains in the background and blue skies above.
Amy stands with her crutches in a grassy meadow with a beautiful mountain range behind her.
Amy sits on a portable stool on the side of a trail in the woods.
Amy looks down and walks toward the camera with her forearm crutches through a grassy field, with gorgeous mountains in the background.
A professional photograph by Katherine Gundlach. A close up of Amy's body as she holds her crutches while standing in a grassy field, the late afternoon sun creating a glow and camera glare.
Amy sits on the ground and smiles at the camera, with an ice-covered lake and snow-covered mountains in the background.
Amy turns toward the camera as she sits on a bench along a finely-crushed gravel trail, a beautiful mountain range in the background.
A professional photograph by Katherine Gundlach. Amy smiles proudly as she stands with her Cool Crutches, wearing a dressy outfit in a field with a mountain town in the background.
Amy faces away from the camera as she sits on a bench overlooking a lake and large mountain range on a cloudy day.
Amy faces away from the camera as she stands with her crutches, with a pond and beautiful mountain range in the background.
Amy slightly smiles for a selfie on a cloudy day.
Amy smiles for a selfie on a sunny summer day on the riverbed.
Amy's legs are crossed with her cane lying beside her, with a crystal clear lake and mountains of Glacier National Park in front of her.
Amy's dog Lucy licks Amy's face while out on the riverbed in the summer.
Amy smiles for a selfie as she hugs her dog Lucy, the sun rising over the river in the background.
Amy doing mermaid pose on a deck outside in the woods.
Amy sits on a log beside a nature trail in the woods, with her forearm crutches lying beside her.
Amy holds her arms out in excitement in front of a beautiful waterfall surrounded by autumn foliage.
Amy and Dave on their wedding day with their dog Lucy sitting proudly between them.
Amy smiles at the camera as she sits on a small portable chair beside a river surrounded by trees.
Amy stands with her hands in her pockets facing away from the camera, looking out over an ice-covered lake and snow-covered mountains.
Amy smiles at the camera as she walks with her crutches down the street for the very first time.
Amy smiles for a selfie while sitting on a snowmobile, with snow covered mountains in the background.
Amy tilts her head down and smiles to show off her Resilient Squad hat.
Amy smiles down at the camera while standing with her crutches in front of a river on a cloudy day.
Amy wears waders and stands with her forearm crutches on the edge of a river, with a small mountain and fall foliage in the background.
Amy smiles for a selfie in front of a large riverbed early in the morning, and her dog Lucy running in the background.
Amy looks down and laughs as she walks toward the camera with her crutches.
Amy shows off her arm muscles beside a snowmobile with snowy mountains in the background.
Amy holds a cane in one hand and shows off her arm muscles with the other while standing beside a river on a summer day.
Amy stands on a large volcanic rock formation with her forearm crutches.
Amy dressed in Carhartt and coveralls with her cane in a wintery landscape.
Amy walks with a cane beside her husband as they look at each other and smile.
Amy walks down a hiking trail with her forearm crutches through a rainforest landscape.
Looking down at Amy's shoes in the wheelchair's footrest just above a shallow stream with brightly colored rocks.

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