Buffalo Grill at Zion Mountain Ranch
Driving northeast from Zion National Park towards Bryce Canyon, The Dutch knew he had to brake soon, lest the hungry girlfriend gets...
Climb Like a Girl: MTB Ride up Spooner/Tahoe Rim Trail
It is perhaps the toughest thing I've done all summer yet, the most grueling mountain bike ride ever for sure. As stubborn and...
Love and Happiest of Birthdays to Me
I have been mum about my birthday and it’s quite unusual. If you’ve followed this blog for some time, you would know that July is a...
Tuscany in the Rough: Mountain Biking in Punt Ala
One of my most vivid childhood memories is sneaking out on my big brother's bike when I was about seven. I didn't have my own bike so I...
Love Where You Live
When I came to this mountain town in Northern Nevada to live, I was part miserable, part steeped in regret. I would plaintively lament:...
Hiking in Puerto Rico at El Yunque National Forest
You know you're in a rainforest when not even a minute after you've stepped off the car and it starts pelting big, plump, fast raindrops...
Your Summit is Your Summit
Today, I hiked to the top of Mount Rose. It was one of my most intense and physically and (surprisingly) mentally challenging day yet. I...
Out in the Open
My frustration with my busted knee ends here. Today. I have gone long enough without any extreme physical activity for seven weeks. I...
Solo Travel. Kind of.
I had a conversation last Friday with a co-worker who said she would NEVER eat at a restaurant alone. She would order food to go and eat...
On Top of the World in 2013
More and more, I find myself seeking for experiences that are extraordinary. In what I have seen and experienced of the world, I...
