travel
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The Ultimate Guide to Creede, Colorado: Rail Bikes, River Floats, and Volcanic Spires
Somehow, I managed to get all my shit together given how recently I was given Sunday off – Wade managed to work his magic and got me the day. We figured it out on Friday. At 8:30 pm. I rode… Continue reading
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A Slice of Real Life: Racing Collegiate Peaks
Occasionally, Matt and I do something OTHER than travel all over the place. You see, Matt is a mountain biker, and I’m a trail runner. Every now and again, we’re fortunate enough that an event offers races in both disciplines.… Continue reading
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Steamboat After the Snow: Tapas, Hot Springs, and Snowy Hikes
I was off today! Easter Sunday, shop is closed. So what did I do? I went for a ridiculously long run, of course. A couple laps up Lookout, home to shower and load up the car, and we were off!… Continue reading
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The Florida Keys: From Seven Mile Views to the Smallest Bar
Ahhh, the Keys. Well, who am I kidding? The islands in general. I’m a sucker for them, have been my whole life, dating back to when my parents took me all over the Caribbean as a kid. We went to… Continue reading
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Lima: The Grand Finale. Three Days in Miraflores, Centro Histórico, and Barranco
Yay! Nowhere to be today! We got up at a reasonable hour and had breakfast. Not a bad spread. Hotel breakfasts are better here than in the states. We went back to the room, chilled a bit, and headed out… Continue reading
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Adrenaline in the Oasis: Huacachina’s Crazy Dune Buggy Adventure
Thankfully, we didn’t have to rush out anywhere this morning, we could have breakfast at the hotel and chill out by the pool in the morning, which we did. After showers, it was time for our (FREE!!) pisco tour with… Continue reading
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From White City to Desert Oasis: My Peru Hop Journey (Arequipa to Huacachina)
We get to stay in Arequipa for one more day, and yay! We didn’t have to get up at any certain time today! I still woke up a little after 5:00… 🙄 We went to the hotel breakfast when it… Continue reading
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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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From Floating Islands to the White City: the Wonders of Lake Titicaca and Arequipa
This one takes the cake for weirdest Thanksgiving ever. Obviously, it doesn’t even feel like it, as we’re in a country that doesn’t even celebrate. Anyway. I slept til almost 5:00 am today. It gets light here super early. We… Continue reading
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Peru Rail: A Ride Through the Andes
It’s train ride day! We FINALLY get to take the amazing Peru Rail Lake Titicaca train to Puno! We woke up at a MUCH more reasonable hour today, something like 5:00 am. We still had to leave the hotel by… Continue reading
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