Categories Abroad Adventure Travel Hiking Experience Wonders of Wildlife and the Ancient Maya in Yucatán, Mexico Posted on Posted onFebruary 19, 2024February 24, 2024By Heather Witnessing Chichén Itzá, Wonder of the World Exploring ruins at Zona arqueológica de Coba Observing Spider Monkeys at Punta Laguna Snorkeling with stingrays and sea … Continue ReadingExperience Wonders of Wildlife and the Ancient Maya in Yucatán, Mexico
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 Domestic Travel Tips Voyageurs National Park in Northern Minnesota Posted on Posted onAugust 8, 2022June 9, 2024By Heather It appears that 2022 is the year I visit national parks experiencing extraordinary flooding events. In the spring, massive flooding washed out vast parts of … Continue ReadingVoyageurs National Park in Northern Minnesota
Categories Dog-Friendly Domestic Paradise Valley, Montana: A Cabin at the Foot of Emigrant Peak Posted on Posted onJune 25, 2022June 25, 2022By Heather This story is continued from Western Kitsch: The Black Hills of South Dakota. After our gripping adventure rerouting several hours out of our way from … Continue ReadingParadise Valley, Montana: A Cabin at the Foot of Emigrant Peak
Categories Domestic 1% of 1% of Yellowstone National Park Posted on Posted onMay 29, 2022August 25, 2023By Heather June 15, 2022 – Yellowstone National Park Update: I published this story just two weeks before record-breaking floods occurred at Yellowstone National Park, causing widespread … Continue Reading1% of 1% of Yellowstone National Park
Categories Domestic Hiking Western Kitsch: The Black Hills, South Dakota Posted on Posted onMay 21, 2022August 25, 2023By Heather We daydreamed about visiting Badlands area for years. We were drawn by the mystique of its wide open spaces, curious about its strange, striated western … Continue ReadingWestern Kitsch: The Black Hills, South Dakota
Categories Domestic 50 Miles on the Flint Hills Nature Trail Posted on Posted onNovember 22, 2021August 25, 2023By Heather My two fitness goals this year were to summit another 14,000-foot peak and do a 50-mile hike in four days. I completed Huron Peak in … Continue Reading50 Miles on the Flint Hills Nature Trail
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
