Different Assets, 1 Team
From the glacial boulder that marked the trailhead, our path wove between lodgepole pines and along the canyon’s rocky rim. Twelve hundred feet below, the…
1 Component of Adventure
Over growing rollers, Jaime and I made our slow way along the Leigh Lake shoreline toward the distant launch. Checking the buckles on my life…
How’s Your Home Team?
‘It’s easier if you walk along the edge,” my husband, Jaime, said. We were covering unfamiliar terrain. I knew how to hike the packed dirt…
What Do You Need for Your Next Adventure?
“Are you sure you’re okay?” Jaime asked, hesitating. We’d been pushing it all week: driving from Iowa to Wyoming on the fringes of a several-state-spanning…
Are You Looking for More?
Twenty hours of cross-country driving delivered my family to the foothills of the Wasatch Range of the Utah Rockies. We were there to ski, excited…
Adventure and the Challenge of Your Daily Grind
“Are you sure we have time for this?” my husband, glancing toward the sky. Twilight was settling fast. Darkness wouldn’t be far behind. To be…
November Adventure Challenge: Take a Night Hike
This month’s adventure challenge is to take a night hike. November, with its early sunsets and temperate weather, is an ideal time to be able to get out on the trail in the dark. Here are a few tips for a successful night hike:
Choose an Adventurous Life
Two Octobers ago, I paused on the bank of the Gardner River and wondered just exactly why I would choose to be standing there in…
Autopilot: 1 Way to Miss Your Adventure
An adventurous life is lived one challenge at a time. Some we choose. Others we face. How we walk through is up to us. Autopilot is a choice. And a risk.
Pace, Reflection, and Travel
Between the morning’s family-friendly hike around Trout Lake and the afternoon’s challenge trek to Sepulchre’s summit, we traveled through Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley. We knew this…