Western PA Road Trip – Part 4: Johnstown Flood National Memorial & Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site
May 2, 2026 Today would be the day… I finally…
Western PA Road Trip – Part 3: Fort Necessity National Battlefield, Friendship Hill National Historic Site, and on top of Maryland at Hoye Crest
May 1, 2026 After wrapping up Cucumber Falls (this is…
Western PA Road Trip – Part 2: On Top of Pennsylvania at Mount Davis, Fallingwater, & Ohiopyle State Park
May 1, 2026 Let’s get this western Pennsylvania exploration on…
Western PA Road Trip – Part 1: Pittsburgh & Flight 93 National Memorial
There’s just some places that will never make my short-list…
Colorado Hiked: Sprague Lake to Emerald Lake on the Glacier Creek Trail
Winter flew by this year, and I had spent exactly…
Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 4 – One last jaunt through the desert
March 3, 2026 All good things must come to an…
Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 3 – Alabama Hills & Manzanar
March 2, 2026 I awoke refreshed after a hard sleep,…
Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 2 – Surviving Death Valley
March 1, 2026 I awoke, throwing off my sweaty 15-degree…
Salt, Sand, and Sierra Mornings: Day 1 – Fossil Beds & Badwater
February 28, 2026 Let’s get the adventure started! After what…
Wyoming Hiked: Historic Quarry Trail at Fossil Butte National Monument
Located in the absolute middle of nowhere between Kemmerer and…
A Taste of the PCT: Snow Creek to San Jacinto Wilderness
When a work trip took me to Palm Springs, California,…
Colorado Hiked: Kruger Rock via Limber Pine Trail
An opportunity for 360-degree views without having to climbing up…
A Hidden Gem: Backpacking to Mirror Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
Every year when planning for my Rocky Mountain National Park…
Colorado Hiked: Blue Lake in the Rawah Wilderness
Y’all! I just can’t with myself! I keep continually planning,…
Rocky Mountain National Park CDT Loop: Day 4 -Along the Big Meadows
August 25, 2025 All good things must come to an…
Rocky Mountain National Park CDT Loop: Day 3 – Across the Great Divide to Tonahutu Meadows
August 24, 2025 The day I had been most anticipating…
Rocky Mountain National Park CDT Loop: Day 2 – Side Quest to Lakes Nokoni & Nanita
August 23, 2025 When in Rome… and when the backcountry…
Rocky Mountain National Park CDT Loop: Day 1 – North Inlet Trailhead to Pine Marten
August 22, 2025 Stretching roughly 3,100 miles from the Mexican…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 7 – Backpacking through Lone Star Geyser Basin & Travels Home
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 6 – Backpacking the North Shore of Shoshone Lake & Shoshone Geyser Basin
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 5 – Backpacking to Shoshone Lake
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 4 – Old Faithful, Black Sand Basin, & West Thumb Geyser Basin
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 3 -Amphitheater Lake Hike in Grand Teton National Park
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 2- Paddle Boarding on String & Leigh Lakes in Grand Teton National Park
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
The Grand (Mis)Adventure: Day 1 – Laramie to Grand Teton National Park
“The Grand (Mis)Adventure” is a blog series chronicling my fourteen-day-turned-seven-day…
My weekend at summer camp: Wyoming Becoming an Outdoors Woman 2025
The last (and only) time I attended a summer camp…
Exploring Wind Cave: Our Adventure on the Fairgrounds Tour
Due to elevator repairs, I had never had the chance…
It’s All in My Backpack: Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Campsite Reviews & Information
The first time I ever backpacked was in a national…
A Black Hills Weekend: Rankin Ridge in Wind Cave National Park
One last adventure in the Black Hills and South Dakota…
A Black Hills Weekend: On top of South Dakota on Black Elk Peak
The long and short: This is one of my favorite…
Ultimate Guide to Backpacking the Ozette Triangle in Olympic National Park
Looking for a relaxed, beginner-friendly coastal backpacking route in Olympic…
Two Girls Roving: Days 15 & 16 – John Day Fossil Beds National Monument & The Journey Home
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 14 – Newberry National Volcanic Monument & High Desert Museum
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 13 – Columbia River Gorge & Hood River Fruit Loop
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 12 – Ruby Beach & Very Big Trees
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 11 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking & Hoh Rainforest
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 10 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking Cape Alava to Sand Point
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 9 – Ozette Triangle Backpacking to Cape Alava
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 8 – Sol Duc Falls & Cape Flattery
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 7 – Hurricane Hill & Sol Duc Valley in Olympic National Park
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 6 – Deception Pass, Ebey’s Landing, Coupeville, and Fort Casey Historical State Park
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 4 – Newhalem, Diablo Lake, and Baker Lake
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 3 – Maple Pass, North Cascades National Park, and Ross Lake National Recreation Area
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 2 – Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site and Grand Coulee Dam
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Two Girls Roving: Day 1 – Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522…
Washington Escapades Part 2: Burley Mountain Lookout, Suntop Lookout, and Mount Rainier National Park
A sign of a good vacation is when you come…
Washington Escapades Part 1: Fort Vancouver, Beacon Rock, Bonneville Dam, and House Rock
A sign of a good vacation is when you come…
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 4: Yahoo Falls & Arch, Natural Arch, Cumberland Falls, and Pinnacle Knob Fire Tower
April 20, 2024 My final day in Kentucky! Since my…
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 3: Mammoth Cave National Park & Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
April 19, 2024 A soggy spring morning greeted me after…
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 2: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site and Mammoth Cave National Park
April 18, 2024 Read part 1 here. Thick fog greeted…
Springtime in Kentucky – Part 1: Camp Nelson National Monument (and other fun things)
April 15-17, 2024 Another year of work travels has begun!…
Wyoming Hiked: Crystal Reservoir Loop at Curt Gowdy State Park
With over thirty-five miles of trails, Curt Gowdy State Park…
Colorado Hiked: Crosier Mountain via Glen Haven
Adventurer Alastair Humphreys posted about “Local 7 Summits” at the…
Colorado Hiked: Rocky Mountain National Park’s Bridal Veil Falls
Drawing over 4.5 million visitors a year, and ranking as…
40th Birthday Adventure Day 5: Timpanogos Cave National Monument
A chilly mountain morning greeted me long before sunrise… happy…
40th Birthday Adventure Day 4: Annular Solar Eclipse
The big event of the trip (aside from my actual…
40th Birthday Adventure Day 3: Hiking Wheeler Peak at Great Basin National Park
October 13, 2023 Let’s go climb a mountain!! I cannot…
40th Birthday Adventure Day 2: Great Basin National Park – Bristlecone Pines, Glacier, and Lehman Caves… Oh My!
October 12, 2023 We awoke on a beautiful vista outside…
40th Birthday Adventure Day 1: Cathedral Gorge State Park and Great Basin National Park
My 40th birthday trip has had quite a few iterations…
DC Round Two – Part 3: Ford’s Theatre, National Mall, Rock Creek Park, and Clara Barton National Historic Site
Alas, my final post of my final day of my…
DC Round Two – Part 2: Mary McLeod Bethune Council House NHS, Belmont Paul Women’s Equality NM, and Chesapeake & Ohio Canal NHP
Continuing on my whirlwind trip to finish out all the…
DC Round Two – Part 1: Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, Theodore Roosevelt Island, and LBJ Memorial Grove
Work would take me to Washington, DC once again, so…
A Weekend at Lost Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park
When you’re scrambling to figure out wilderness camping permits the…
A Night Out in Rocky Mountain National Park’s Glacier Gorge
This season I was not entirely successful in nabbing the…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 7 – Great Sand Dunes National Park
May 26, 2023 Good thing I had a good night’s…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 6 – Treasure Falls, Great Sand Dunes National Park, & Zapata Falls
May 25, 2023 Hands down I had the BEST night…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 5 – Aztec Ruins National Monument & Chimney Rock National Monument
May 24, 2023 Time to get on the road again!…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 4 – Mesa Verde National Park
May 23, 2023 Time to continue my immersion in Ancestral…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 3 – Hovenweep National Monument, Yucca House National Monument, & Mesa Verde National Park
May 22, 2023 Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park…
Colorado Parkin’ Day 2 – Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
May 21, 2023 It simply cannot be explained… I struggle…
Presidential Adventure 23: Day 3 – On Top of Oklahoma on Black Mesa
Chasing the highpoints of each state are definitely something I…
Presidential Adventure 23: Day 2 – Alibates Flint Quarries National Monument, Lake Meredith National Recreation Area, Palo Duro Canyon, & Route 66
The second day of this year’s rendition of the President’s…
Presidential Adventure 23: Day 1 – Capulin Volcano National Monument
I guess this is a start of a tradition, as…
Colorado Explored: Disappointment Falls & Deadman Fire Lookout
October 21, 2022 What to do, what to do on…
Colorado Hiked: Alpine Lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park
August 20, 2022 Time for one last tune-up hike before…
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