This past weekend wrapped up our Wilderness Trekking School classes with the Colorado Mountain Club. For our final lecture, we learned about weather in the backcountry – how to read clouds, when lightening is most probable, what to do if … Continue reading
Soooo melodramatic! But true! This weekend, Alex and I are moving out of my/our apartment. The apartment I’ve been in for the past 3 years. The most I’ve lived in one place since high school! Fortunately for us, this is … Continue reading
In a few weeks, I’ll be running up Mt. Evans (a mountain that stands 14,264 feet tall) in the Mt. Evans Ascent race. This race is *really intimidating* to me but as the race (run? I’m definitely not racing anyone!) … Continue reading
This weekend, Alex and I enjoyed a fun, non-hiking class weekend with our friend, Sana, who visited us from Georgia! Sana and Alex became fast friends when he worked in Florida and I liked her immediately. No matter how long … Continue reading
Growing up, I swore up and down that I was more like my dad than my mom. And as a teenager, I probably was. I felt more introverted and book-smart like my dad, experienced bouts of depression as I knew … Continue reading
Today’s post is a little different than what you’re use to seeing here – and it’s a bit heavier than usual. Today I want to talk about something deeply personal to me – something that affects tens of millions of … Continue reading
Sometimes on Wednesdays, I like to post about my husband and teeny snippets of married life. Today is one such Wednesday. If you poke around my blog, it becomes pretty obvious I like to play outdoors with my husband. We … Continue reading
Another week, another Wilderness Trekking School lesson! This week, we focused on emergencies, basic first aid and survival. It’s great to learn how to play safely in the mountains… but what happens when something goes wrong? This week addressed what … Continue reading
Disclosure: Sometimes, because of my affiliation with FitFluential, I am given the opportunity to review products or services. This shirt was provided to me for review at no cost. All opinions, as always, are my own. Okay! On with the … Continue reading
It was a quiet night – almost eerily quiet – at the park. I passed a handful of runner on my first trip around Wash Park and only 1 on my last. Such a stark contrast to Sunday evening when … Continue reading