outdoors
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Is it Worth the Climb? Staying in Colca Canyon’s Secret Hostels (Peru Hiking Guide)
Oy. The alarm was ridiculously early today. I checked my WhatsApp, and saw that we had a message from our tour guide that we were getting picked up at 2:45 a.m. instead of 3:00… Ugh. We gathered our stuff up,… Continue reading
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Penitente Canyon
We went camping with some friends at Penitente Canyon on the suggestion of one of them. The idea was to go somewhere with no cell service, where we could actually disconnect from the world and enjoy the little things for… Continue reading
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Chasm Lake Hike – RMNP
You know those hikes that just take your breath away and you just never want them to end? That’s what this was. I’d been seeing pictures of Chasm Lake for years and years, and it had been on my list… Continue reading
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El Yunque: Puerto Rico’s Rain Forest
We went to El Yunque today! We woke up at a reasonable hour and got out the door without wasting too much time. Thankfully, the drive wasn’t crazy, and we arrived at the park fairly quickly. We decided to just… Continue reading
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Camuy River National Park and Old San Juan
I woke up stupid early this morning… Ugh. I guess I got a sunrise time lapse, so there was that…. Matt got up at a reasonable hour, and we made some breakfast – the last of the loaf of bread… Continue reading
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Cueva del Arco, Puerto Rico
Oy. Today dawned early. And yet, I managed to wake up 10 minutes BEFORE the alarm was set to go off… I rousted Matt at 5:00 am and we sat and drank coffee. At one point, I noticed the… Continue reading
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Trolls and Mines and Casinos, Oh My!
We woke up at Hospitality House this morning. Damn, thar bed was COMFY!!!! I slept great! We hung out in bed until breakfast was served downstairs, where we had breakfast burritos. They were really good! And the whole thing was… Continue reading
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A Summer of Sailing
This was the summer, the summer of 2024, that we learned to sail. We started off taking a class down at Blue Water Sailing School in Ft. Lauderdale (more about that here and here!), and came back to Colorado all fired… Continue reading
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Gravel Rides and Lake Hikes in Salida
Sunday Night Oy. Today was a day and a half at work. It seems it’s gone that way recently… Big eye roll emoji here. We’d packed up most of the stuff before I went to work – at least I’d… Continue reading
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Buffalo Creek Camping Chillout
As I sit here, at camp, on a super still morning, a cup of coffee in my hand, listening to the sounds of the bugs and the birds, I realize I am at peace. It’s such a lovely feeling, this… Continue reading
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