Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking Hiking Huron Peak 14er in Colorado Posted on Posted onAugust 31, 2021August 31, 2021By 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 Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking Perspective at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Posted on Posted onNovember 27, 2020November 27, 2020By Heather I booked this Airbnb cottage in Montrose, Colorado because I needed to be close to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. But first, goats. … Continue ReadingPerspective at Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking Shiras Moose Sighting in Golden Gate Canyon State Park Posted on Posted onNovember 14, 2020November 14, 2020By Heather On the way into Blackhawk, Colorado, where I was staying at a beautiful little cabin in the woods as a home base for my exploration … Continue ReadingShiras Moose Sighting in Golden Gate Canyon State Park
Categories Domestic Autumn in Rocky Mountain National Park Posted on Posted onNovember 11, 2020November 16, 2020By 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 Domestic Stillness in Stratton, Colorado Posted on Posted onOctober 27, 2020December 19, 2020By Heather It’s hard to stop moving. It’s nearly impossible to sit still, like a stone. Silence is hard to come by. To be truly alone is … Continue ReadingStillness in Stratton, Colorado
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking “Humble Peak” Posted on Posted onOctober 20, 2020September 3, 2021By 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 Domestic Hiking Outdoor Attractions at Colorado Springs Posted on Posted onSeptember 30, 2020September 30, 2020By Heather I’m sitting in front of a fire in my sweats, under a red, chunky knit blanket. I’m in a drafty and strangely decorated stranger’s house … Continue ReadingOutdoor Attractions at Colorado Springs
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking Camping & Hiking Quandary Peak in Colorado Posted on Posted onJuly 23, 2020April 29, 2021By Heather We have isolated for months in response to COVID-19. All our trips have are canceled. Work jaunts to cities around the country for speaking engagements … Continue ReadingCamping & Hiking Quandary Peak in Colorado
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Camping & Hiking in Summit County, Colorado Posted on Posted onAugust 23, 2019August 23, 2019By 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
Categories Adventure Travel Domestic Hiking My First 14er: Pikes Peak, Colorado Posted on Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 3, 2021By Heather Growing up, I felt like my bond with my brother Cody was close. Granted, our four-year age gap meant that we were in middle school, … Continue ReadingMy First 14er: Pikes Peak, Colorado
