Jessie Rudin
Days of My Life
Every photo here is a small piece of a bigger life. Some were taken at events around Des Moines, where I’ve built a community I love. Others were taken outdoors, on rock faces and boulders, where I’ve learned that the hardest part is usually just trusting yourself enough to start. Most of them are simply me, living my life — with friends, with dogs, in the places that make me feel like myself. I’m sharing them because I think you learn more about a person from the everyday than from anything else. Welcome to my corner of the world.
If you’ve read the other sections about me on my website, you know that two of the most important aspects of my life are playing and coaching hockey and training service dogs to eventually help others in need. I’ve dedicated two separate photo galleries to those topics, which can be accessed by clicking either of these buttons.
Jessie Rudin in hat, standing by tree
Relaxing at a local park in Utah
Jessie Rudin headshot
Easterseals Iowa team photo
Jessie Rudin sitting on a steep cliff
On the campus of Drake University during autumn
Jessie Rudin at Puppy Jake Foundation event
At Puppy Jake Gala with my service dog in training Jessie and a close friend whose husband received a dog I trained
Jessie Rudin with Collies.
On Lake Minnetonka with my two collies, Izzi and Nikki
Jessie Rudin driving tractor
Goofing around at a local orchard in Iowa
Jessie Rudin Horse Riding
Riding a friend's horse in Utah in front of the breathtaking backdrop of the snow-capped mountains
Jessie Sitting in Grain
Chilling in a corn pit at a local apple orchard with TJ, my service dog in training
Jessie Rudin in Corn Grains with Black Lab.
Chilling in a corn pit at a local apple orchard with TJ, my service dog in training
Jessie Rudin in Oversized Chair
Fooling around at a pumpkin patch in Fall
Jessie Rudin on Cliff with Excellent View
At Bryce Canyon in Utah, on a weekend trip with my mom down there to canyoneering through The Subway and climb Angels Landing in Zion
Jessie Rudin on Steep Cliff
On top of a ridge at Zion National Park after climbing up the side of the mountain.
Jessie Rudin propels.
On top of Angels Landing in Zion National Park
Jessie Rudin, Mountain Climbing with Friends
At the summit of the Via Ferrata with my parents in Ogden, Utah
Jessie Rudin in a cave.
Under an arch at Bryce Canyon
Jessie Rudin, Outside Terrain.
Walking through Bryce Canyon, Utah on a relaxing weekend trip with my mom
Jessie Rudin, Rock Climbing
Climbing Via Ferrata in Ogden, Utah
Jessie Rudin, wall climbing.
Pulling my way through YOLO, a local rock climbing competition in Des Moines