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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 Adventure Posts Live Here

I originally started out creating these adventure trip reports in Adobe Express. I had a…
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2026 Grand Canyon Gems Trip

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“Go anyway. The unknown is where everything worth finding lives.” ~ Anonymous The Gems route in the Grand Canyon follows the South Bass, Tonto, and Boucher trails. It's not especially…
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2022 Upper – Lower Spring Canyon

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"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, though it's pretty slow here…
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2021 Grand Canyon – Phantom Creek Crystal Creek Loop

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“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 see it you have to…
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2021 Coyote Gulch Fools Canyon

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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 route we chose drops in…

Summers are Awesome Here

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

I’m Finally a Mountain Mamma

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