One little Heidi, one big world
February 28, 2026 Let's get the adventure started! After what I perceived to be a lull in adventuring, it was time to put new dirt on old shoes. A sale from Southwest months earlier compelled my friend, Lindsey, and I to seek warmer pastures for a late winter getaway. The original plan was Tucson, but… Continue reading Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 1 – Fossil Beds & Badwater
In the past I'm not sure how I've felt about year-in-review posts, but I think of all years, it is needed for 2023 for personal reasons. It is so easy to get bogged down in the minutia and mundane of every day life that one forgets exactly how awesome things were! January For many years my… Continue reading 2023 Adventuring Year-in-Review
The big event of the trip (aside from my actual birthday) was upon us - the annular solar eclipse that would be happening over a big swath of the western United States! So what is an annular solar eclipse? Unlike what some sources and popular beliefs state, it is not an eclipse that happens annually,… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 4: Annular Solar Eclipse
October 13, 2023 Let's go climb a mountain!! I cannot resist a good mountain summit, especially of a super pretty mountain... anddddd it would be the last mountain of my 30s! Wheeler Peak rises to 13,063 feet in the Snake Range of the Great Basin. The peak boasts all sorts of accolades: Great Basin National… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 3: Hiking Wheeler Peak at Great Basin National Park
October 12, 2023 We awoke on a beautiful vista outside of the Snake Creek entrance of Great Basin National Park, eager to the see the views after arriving at the campsite after dark (and an adventurous drive). Our neighbors at a campsite further down had left, so we decided to move down to that site… Continue reading 40th Birthday Adventure Day 2: Great Basin National Park – Bristlecone Pines, Glacier, and Lehman Caves… Oh My!
The Adventuring Heidi 