Adventures Articles

Hut to Hut on Iceland’s Beautiful Laugavegur Trail

I remember vividly the Greyhound-size bus navigating hair-pin turns, passing other vehicles, and being relentlessly bounced around on the bumpiest and narrowest of roads in the Highlands of...

Building Bridges

I collapsed into the camp chair, every inch of my body caked in salty sweat. Sweating was almost useless in the humidity.  I had drunk at least three liters of water that day, but my mouth was still parched, unlike my clothes, hair, hat.  Clay’s hand were on his hips...

Survival: Tips to Avoid Backcountry Peril

https://images.app.goo.gl/9c8AWZQhmX3FHQJo7 As I have written about before, I am a 14 year member of Alpine Rescue Team, located in Evergreen, CO.  Alpine Rescue Team has been safely rescuing people having a bad day in the mountains for 60 years.  We are a proud...

Wonder Lake Campground – One of the Best Places to Sleep Ever

There we were, in a yellow school bus bumping down the Denali Park Road headed towards the Wonder Lake campground.  The weather was cold, cloudy, and drizzly and we were more than a bit bummed that the weather would most likely make us miss out on the amazing views...
Running Away

Running Away

They say if it doesn't scare you to death, then your dream isn't big enough.  As I stared across the abyss laid out at my feet, I knew this dream was big enough. The Rim2Rim2Rim, across the Grand Canyon and back, has every element that makes a run a nightmare.  It...

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Setting The Pace

I'm nothing if not selfish. Isn't life just too short to spend time doing anything that isn't bringing you closer to the Life Bus, or finishing off that bucket list?  Work is compromise enough. Why would I waste any more of my life on anything that I just don't want...

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When In Rome?

When in Rome. That was going to be my travelling motto. No spoiled American stereotype for me. My second great adventure took me scuba diving to Fiji. While there, my boyfriend at the time wanted to participate in a kava ceremony--an event that is suspiciously similar...

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Living My Life

My cousin is living my life. The life I dream of. That dream I have during long, painful meetings where I've slipped the surly, golden bonds of corporate America and am living one crazy grand adventure after another. Last I saw him was Key West, FL. I had just...

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