Even though getting outside everyday is one of my core values, I haven’t been great about doing it with Anja the past couple months. That makes me more than a little sad. I imagined this winter to be full of snowy hikes with her on my chest and alpenglow skins Read more…
Last October, Jordan and I went camping outside of Gateway, Colorado and loved it so much that we planned to return with the kids a month later and stay at the incredible Gateway Canyons Resort. In that one month span, covid-19 cases began to skyrocket in Colorado and we no Read more…
Really, it was more like 1.5 days. We arrived at 7pm on Friday and left for home on Sunday at noon, leaving us with Saturday as our only full day. And actually, that was fine. Dinosaur National Monument is divided into two main parts – one in Utah, where we Read more…
When you get a last minute invite for a weekend camping trip, do you stay or do you go? I had nothing ready. My husband was in another country and I was home with the kids. Our adventure van was in the middle of a solar-panel installation (by said husband) Read more…
Everything you need to know about ski touring Hogan Park, including links to GPX files and photos.
In August 2020, dreaming of post-pandemic life, we booked a stay at the Fireside Resort — part campground, part tiny house hotel – near Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Of course we knew that in all likelihood the pandemic wouldn’t be completely over, but we figured an adventure van ski trip would Read more…
We’ve always been big readers around here, but even more so during #pandemiclife. With few places to go, we’ve explored through reading. Here are some of our fall favorites. Blueberries for Sal (Robert McCloskey) Fall – Seasons of the Year series (Harriet Brundle) Autumn: Signs of the season around North Read more…
Today is Friday the 13th. 9 months ago was a different Friday the 13th, which will always stand out in my memory as the day everything went to hell with Covid-19. That was a scary time, and I can’t say that much has changed since then. We unknowingly had a Read more…
First, I refuse to say we are adjusting to our “new normal.” Bringing a baby home from the hospital is adjusting to a new normal – living through a worldwide lockdown due to the worst pandemic in centuries is not. This is not normal. At all. To say that this Read more…
It’s hard to believe we’ve been living in this alternate reality for 3 weeks now. It’s been 3 weeks since Ali has gone to school, since work has been normal, and since we’ve been able to hang out with our friends. Not just here in Colorado, but everywhere. This time Read more…