Acute mountain sickness or altitude sickness commonly occurs for people on the Everest Base Camp trek, so I figured it would be easy to identify if I got sick. Unfortunately, this was not the case. Learn about my experience with AMS and how to avoid my mistakes on your own high altitude trek.
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My boyfriend and I adopted Kuma from Houston a year ago. Some parts of dog ownership I was prepared for, other parts took me completely by surprise. Here are 10 things Kuma has taught me about adopting an adventure dog in the last year.
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When someone tells you they scored camping reservations in Yosemite Valley and invites you along, you drop everything you are doing, buy a plane ticket, and show up. At least that is what I did when Doris got reservations and asked me if I wanted to come along on her Fourth of July trip to Yosemite!
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A trip report from my recent climb up Mount St Helens in Washington. You can learn what to expect when climbing the mountain in mid-June!
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If you are trying to live an eco-friendly car-less lifestyle in Seattle it can feel like you have to give up on outdoor adventures. It definitely makes things more difficult if you don’t have access to a car, but with a little bit of planning you can still get out on the trails!
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Have you ever hiked 22 miles for a famous cinnamon roll? This Memorial Day weekend I did exactly that!
Nestled on the northern shore of Lake Chelan lies the town Stehekin. Unreachable by car, the only way to reach it is either by a four hour ferry ride or float plane. A fun third option? Take the Lady of the Lake ferry to the Prince Creek stop and backpack 17 miles on the Chelan Lakeshore Trail into town!
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I think a lot of people that follow me assume I am single. I am always out and about on hikes and adventures with close lady friends and you don’t see much of my boyfriend on my Instagram feed. I also wonder if people that know Brian exists see the lack of him on social media and assume we are on the verge of breaking up, that's also not true.
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When my friend Doris asked me if I would want to sign up for the snow camping event with her, I must admit, I was super on the fence. We had car camped in the North Cascades in October and I spent a miserable night freezing in my car in 19-degree temps. My initial thoughts were, why would I willingly sign up to cry in a sleeping bag again…? Doris assured me she would help me figure out a better sleeping system and that it would be fun so we reserved our spots (these events fill up super quickly!) and I anxiously awaited the arrival of this weekend.
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A little while ago I wrote a post about being prepared when you go on hikes, and I follow my own advice from that post for every hike I go on. I recently learned the important lesson that being prepared for an outdoor adventures is also highly dependent on the season. Generally I avoid snowy roads in the winter because I know I am not the best driver, even if my car has AWD, and for that reason I never thought to keep chains, a shovel, tow straps, etc in my car. I was never going to drive down a snowy road so why would I need it right? WRONG. You always think it can’t happen to you until it happens to you.
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After spending more weekends than I can count running around in the snow and mountains I found myself exhausted and needing some rest. Brian wanted to get our condo painted which meant we needed to spend a weekend elsewhere. The stars all aligned and we were able to get away to Whidbey Island with our pup and some close friends for some much needed relaxation.
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The third part in my blog series on my road trip through the American Southwest! A look into what it’s like to camp at Havasupai and the intense permitting process.
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The first part in my blog series on my road trip through the American Southwest. On this day we saw all the sites in and around Page, Arizona including a secret slot canyon that isn’t Antelope Canyon!
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The first part in my blog series on my road trip through the American Southwest. An in depth look of the 24 hours I spent in Zion National Park and all of the activities I was able to fit into such a short time frame!
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