By the time you read this, I will have visited the two schools in southern Mali that Passports with Purpose raised money to build last fall. Much more on that will come very soon. But first, it is time for this year’s PwP fundraiser! Running from December 2 to December 17, this year’s …
Support Families in Honduras & Win a Grand Canyon Hiking Trip! Read More »
When I was a kid, my dad would take my brother and I out to a park somewhere (maybe in Wisconsin?) to go “rock climbing.” Of course, this really wasn’t climbing up rocks, at least not in the sense that we were scaling the sides of cliffs with a bunch of equipment. No, really it …
Comparing 3 Classic Treks: Inca Trail, Grand Canyon & the Himalayas Read More »
I awoke on day four with a sense of nervousness and excitement. This would be it. The last day of my Grand Canyon rim to rim hike with Wildland Trekking. The day that we would finally make the tough hike up out of the canyon. That’s the tough thing about hiking canyons instead of mountains …
Grand Canyon Day 4: Indian Gardens to the South Rim Read More »
As the sun rose on the third day of my Grand Canyon rim to rim hike, I could think of just one thing: it was time to go up. After two days of hiking downhill to the very bottom of the canyon, it was time to switch gears and head uphill for the last two …
Grand Canyon Day 3: Phantom Ranch to Indian Gardens Read More »
I slowly got up and wiped the dirt off my pants. Sitting down at the picnic table in the near-dark, I aimed my headlamp at my foot to get a good look at my big toe. The red nail polish was scuffed off part of the nail but it otherwise looked fine – no scratches …
It was twilight by the time I finally dropped my pack on the ground at Cottonwood Campground, nearly twelve hours after my day had begun. My legs didn’t ache as bad as I anticipated and my neck and shoulders didn’t pinch the way I feared. Even my contact lenses held up throughout the dry and …
Grand Canyon Day 1: North Rim to Cottonwood Campground Read More »
In just a few days, I’ll be boarding a plane to Phoenix to kick off my first trip ever to Arizona (state number 24 for me!) and my first trip to the Grand Canyon. Of course, if you know me at all, you know I couldn’t settle for a simple drive-by of the canyon, stopping …
Nothing excites me as much as having travel plans! So I am excited to announce my plans for this spring. With limited vacation time, I am squeezing in trips to Boston, Atlanta, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon – all before June 1! While I would love to be heading overseas again too, I am excited …
