One little Heidi, one big world
"Putting this out there for my crazy friends that own ice axes and crampons... anybody want to join me on Sunday for a snow climb of Medicine Bow Peak?" All good ideas start with a solid Facebook post to crazy friends, right? I normally climb Medicine Bow Peak at least once a year, and have… Continue reading Medicine Bow Peak Snow Climb
Living at 41.14°N does not lend itself to many aurora borealis, or northern lights, sightings. All my times seeing them had been in Iceland, or en route to Iceland on the plane. So when a mega geomagnetic storm (coronal mass ejection) made it possible to have a KP index of 8 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on… Continue reading Microadventure: Northern Lights Chasing!
I can't say I've really explored this late in the year in the Snowy Range! Wanting to kick off my 39th birthday with some sort of hike, though being a day late, I headed up early to Lewis Lake Trailhead. Today I would explore a new-to-me trail to Shelf Lakes. This trail spurs off of… Continue reading Wyoming Hiked: Gap & Shelf Lakes
I love after a day of meetings and work obligations being able to get outside somehow. Not all the places I am for work are great for it, but thankfully Casper is! Casper is Wyoming's second largest city, and sits on the northern side of Casper Mountain, a large mountain that stretches west-to-east. Casper Mountain… Continue reading Wyoming Hiked: Bridle Trail
I've always seem to be here or there over the last decade, but damn, 2022 was a doozy! What a year, what a year!! Nine states (including the District of Columbia - new for me!). Thirty new National Park Service units. 52 Hike Challenge blown out of the water and completed months ahead of schedule.… Continue reading 2022 Adventuring – A Year in Review
The Adventuring Heidi 