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My Epic Adventures

“Few places in this world are more dangerous than home. Fear not, therefore, to try the mountain passes. They will kill care, save you from deadly apathy, set you free, and call forth every faculty into vigorous, enthusiastic action.” – John Muir

Adventures

My More Beautiful Versions of My Adventure Posts Live Here

I originally started out creating these adventure trip reports in Adobe Express. I had a…

All Adventures Firsts Fun Hashimotos Injury Life Races Training

2026 Grand Canyon Gems Trip

“Go anyway. The unknown is where everything worth finding lives.” ~ Anonymous The Gems route in the Grand Canyon follows the South Bass, Tonto, and…

2024 Upper and Lower Death Hollow

Our goal is to backpack in the backcountry of the Grand Canyon every spring and fall. While we didn't score in the October lottery, we…

2024 Grand Canyon Royal Arch Loop

The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams. Oprah Winfrey 30.1 miles and 11,825 ft of climbing Lenny had…

2023 Grand Canyon Nankoweap Kwagunt Trek

To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug. —Helen Keller After a lot…

2023 Stevens, Fold, Fools, and Coyote Canyons Loop

"Life is an adventure that is best lived boldly." - Bear Grylls This route was plan B after getting "weathered out" of our plan A…

2022 Jumpup Kanab Creek Loop

There’s a whole world out there, right outside your window. You’d be a fool to miss it. —Charlotte Eriksson In all things of nature there…

2022 Grand Canyon – Powell Plateau Circumambulation

"We have an unknown distance yet to run, an unknown river to explore. What falls there are, we know not; what rocks beset the channel,…

2022 Upper – Lower Spring Canyon

"We are ever on the threshold of new journeys and new discoveries." Joseph B. Wirthlin It's that time of year. Winter is beginning to fade,…

2021 Grand Canyon – Phantom Creek Crystal Creek Loop

“You cannot see the Grand Canyon in one view, as if it were a changeless spectacle from which a curtain might be lifted, but to…

2021 Coyote Gulch Fools Canyon

There’s no greater adventure than backpacking to unknown places. In March of 2021, we backpacked for a week in the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The…

Summers are Awesome Here

Once the snow stopped falling in late June (yes - late June!), I was able to get up in the mountains. Like way up. Like…

I’m Finally a Mountain Mamma

So, on May 1, I became the proud owner of a mountain home. Honestly, I never really thought it could happen - buying a home…