February 8 – 11th, 2020 This was the last trip I took before this whole covid mess got real. Another race vacation destination. The Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon in New Orleans, LA has been on my bucket list for awhile mostly because I’ve always wanted to visit this city, but am not really into…
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Chicago
March 15 – 17th, 2019 – The Big 4-0 October 4 – 7th, 2020 – covid current I wouldn’t say I hate birthdays, but I don’t enjoy them per sé, especially as I get older. I’ve always tried to make them more fun by going on vacation somewhere. My closest friends know this distraction technique…
Salkantay Trek to Machu Picchu
September 5 – 9, 2017 It’s been 3 years, but Amber and I still reminisce about this hike and this trip. We spent three weeks in Peru, but I felt this trek was such an amazing experience that it deserved it’s own post. We wanted to hike to Machu Picchu…period. We looked into bookings five…
Half Dome – Yosemite National Park
May 24th, 2018 I have had this hike on my radar for as long as I can remember. I had heard so many things about it…how hard it was…how scary it was, but I had not been able to experience this for myself until now. Despite living in California for over 10 years and living…
Fort Bragg/Mendocino
March 14, 2017 – March 17, 2017 What to do, what to do…three days off in a row AND off over my birthday?!? (Thank you SAFH). Being the workaholic that I am, I haven’t gone on vacation on my actual birthday for a few years, so I wanted to get back to my yearly tradition of…
Mount Tallac
The quintessential South Lake Tahoe hike. 12.5 mile hike up an back. Rugged and rough, but worth the views.
The Start of a New Adventure…
So I have been hounded (nicely, of course) by several close friends to do a travel blog. I am the first to admit that I am not very good at this, but practice makes perfect, right? So bare with me. Many have said they “live vicariously through my adventures”, so I wanted to do my…
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