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La Isla Bonita: Holbox, Mexico
Ok, I'm not going to lie, re-entry after 5 days on Isla Holbox, has been very, very challenging for me. I wake up...
Favorite Place: Family Cabin
In thinking about the Favorite Place challenge, I thought immediately about this humble little place in the Rockies....
The High Lonesome Trail – Day Three (June 22 2014)
HEY!! I froze on my precarious perch. I was afraid to turn around, as much from a fear of falling as from what I might see. What I didn’t see--a gun--gave me great hope. Wes and I had gotten into a groove. Meet at the start point, drive separately to the end point,...
The Long Lonesome Trail – Day 2
It took us over a month to let the memory dull of the steep descent that would become our first ascent. But a cool morning in June found us back on Highway 6 at the random trail sign that marked the end of Day One, heading back up. As seems to be usual, the...
Grand Mesa 100 – The Redemption
As I sat shivering in the front of the truck, the heat barely cutting through my drenched clothing, snow began to mix with the rain. I was having a hard time feeling too bad about dropping from the race, but I knew the feelings would come. Stick it out and the misery...
The Long Lonesome Trail – Day One
I love trails. I love everything about them. To where they take me: tops of mountains, deep forests, sometimes nowhere in particular. From where they take me: people, troubles, worries, life. I love them for the challenge: the rocks, mud, roots, stream crossing and...
Tanzanian Safari: An Admitted Animal Lovers Dream Trip
Okay, I'll admit it, I am a truly lucky girl. In addition to a wonderful backpacking honeymoon in...
When Shopping Nearly Kills
Without a doubt, one of my husband Todd's least favorite things in life is shopping. Every time I try to get him to go with me he breaks out in a sweat and mumbles something about "shopping being the death of him." During a quick shopping pit stop in Norway, he was...
Svalbard, Norway: A Stark, Arctic Beauty
When I told people our trip to Norway included a 3 day junket to Svalbard, Norway the following questions came up immediately almost every time: where is it, how do you get there, and why would you want...
Frost Bit Butt
"You're slightly less incompetent than my last partner." This adventure was equally the most amazing and most awful experience of my life. I never thought i would actually climb Denali (Mt McKinley to many), but there I was, at 14,200ft, being berated yet again by my...
Check One Off the Bucket List …
Yes, it finally happened!! I successfully competed in my first trail triathlon. I consider it a success because I actually got up that morning and went forward with the plan....