Categories Adventure Travel Dog-Friendly Domestic Hiking Mountain goats on the McCullough Gulch Trail hike in Colorado Posted on Posted onSeptember 12, 2023October 24, 2024By Heather Something always stands between me and the goats. I haul all my stupid, heavy photography gear on my back for miles into thinning air, hoping … Continue ReadingMountain goats on the McCullough Gulch Trail hike in Colorado
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking River reconnection: backpacking the North Fork Skokomish River Trail in Olympic National Park Posted on Posted onAugust 23, 2023October 24, 2024By Heather Why would any sane, rational human being leave the comfort of their home with air conditioning and plumbing, strap 40 pounds of gear onto their … Continue ReadingRiver reconnection: backpacking the North Fork Skokomish River Trail in Olympic National Park
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking Hiking Huron Peak 14er in Colorado Posted on Posted onAugust 31, 2021August 8, 2023By Heather Fear has been a consistent companion in my life. At age 10, I negotiated my way out of the deep end of the pool during … Continue ReadingHiking Huron Peak 14er in Colorado
Categories Domestic Autumn in Rocky Mountain National Park Posted on Posted onNovember 11, 2020August 25, 2023By Heather I have long hoped to string together a series of national parks to form a road trip. With the Covid pandemic still raging around the … Continue ReadingAutumn in Rocky Mountain National Park
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking “Humble Peak” Posted on Posted onOctober 20, 2020August 8, 2023By Heather I’m terrified of heights. My partner asked me, “Then why do you do it?” (Hike to the top of tall mountains, he meant.) “Because I’m … Continue Reading“Humble Peak”
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Camping & Hiking in Summit County, Colorado Posted on Posted onAugust 23, 2019August 8, 2023By Heather This Summit County, Colorado camping and hiking trip seemed like it had all the odds stacked against it from day one. It’s been more than … Continue ReadingCamping & Hiking in Summit County, Colorado