One little Heidi, one big world
Two Girls Roving: The tale of a 16 day, 3522 mile road trip to the Pacific Northwest in celebration of my friend's college graduation! Follow along for all the shenanigans through thousands of miles, eight National Park Service units, night after night of camping, and even some coastal backpacking! August 23, 2024 After nearly a… Continue reading Two Girls Roving: Day 1 – Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument
With over thirty-five miles of trails, Curt Gowdy State Park has plenty to offer for hiking, even though it seems like everyone just flocks to Hidden Falls. Hiking around Crystal Reservoir (one of two reservoirs at Curt Gowdy State Park - the other being Granite Reservoir) is a great loop that offers some flexibility with… Continue reading Wyoming Hiked: Crystal Reservoir Loop at Curt Gowdy State Park
In June 2023 my friend and coworker Janice made it a goal to become more active and start hiking. She roped in our other friend (and coworker) Taylor and myself into the shenanigans and a thing was started! Eventually by autumn we decided we needed a cool hiker gang name, and Cirque Du Sore Legs was born. Our… Continue reading Cirque Du Sore Legs – 2023 Hiking Recap
"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!
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