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 Hiking Western Kitsch: The Black Hills, South Dakota Posted on Posted onMay 21, 2022May 30, 2022By 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 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 Dog-Friendly Domestic White Sands National Park, New Mexico Posted on Posted onApril 20, 2021May 14, 2021By Heather The last time I saw White Sands was more than two decades ago, when it was still a national monument. My younger brother and I … Continue ReadingWhite Sands National Park, New Mexico
Categories Domestic Small Town America: Antimony, Utah Posted on Posted onDecember 3, 2020September 5, 2021By Heather I said I wanted peace, quiet, and serenity. Did I ever find it in Antimony, Utah. The population of this tiny town is just over … Continue ReadingSmall Town America: Antimony, Utah
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 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 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 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 Domestic Mount Rainier & Ashford, WA Posted on Posted onAugust 11, 2019August 24, 2019By Heather Mount Rainier has called to me since the first time I saw it with my own eyes nearly 15 years ago. I plan to hike … Continue ReadingMount Rainier & Ashford, WA
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
Categories Domestic Hiking How to Spend a Long Weekend in San Diego Posted on Posted onMarch 29, 2018January 14, 2021By Heather I found myself back in San Diego, California for the second spring in a row for a conference. Last year, my sister-in-law and her three … Continue ReadingHow to Spend a Long Weekend in San Diego
