Inspiration to Adventure Everyday

This is the part of the year where I’m supposed to tell you things like “you just have to put your mind to it, and…

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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…

The moon watched from above in the night’s darkness. I fingered the cold rough rock face until my fingers found enough traction to pull me…

“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…

With 7 miles to go in our 50 hour endurance suck fest, I collapsed under a tree from exhaustion. Dripping with sweat, carrying my 35…

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: 

On August 11th, 2021 we set out on a family hike down the Daniel Ridge Falls trail in the Pisgah National Forest in North Carolina….

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…

Remember the feeling when you were in kindergarten and your teacher handed you some crayons for the first time and invited you to draw whatever…

If you have kids and want to instill the adventure spirit in them, then frequency, access, and awareness are king. That means for most of…

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.

We wall want a life that’s successful, one where today is awesome, and tomorrow will be too! Full of adventure, joy, and connection with those…

Let me share an adventure that involved an Ironman triathlete, my dad, and 2 post collegiate runners, Jorge and myself. We saw a mountain we…

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…

Who is the ONE person you absolutely cannot live without? There are two responses to this question. Either you’re going to answer it or you’re…

August Adventure Challenge: Loving Others I have a bit of a confession to make. I am not always a very loving person, even to those…

We found ourselves on the mountain summit in Colorado. The high altitude and long hike/run intervals climbing had depleted our water and nutrition. We underestimated…

My husband and I set off into the woods at a brisker than usual clip. Sooner than I hoped, the trail made good on its…

Complacency is the enemy of mankind. We were meant to be adventurers, conquering the unknown! What happens when we stop progressing? Have you become dissatisfied…

In the midst of the tempest, I cry to you O Lord of the wind and waves. Bring peace to my troubled soul. Bring safety…

Here’s your adventure challenge for July: find the highest point of elevation near you and sit and reflect for 30 min. What do you notice?…

Today marks the 77th anniversary of one of the most momentous days in the history of the modern world, the invasion of Normandy by the…

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