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Exploring this world with two feet and a heartbeat.

In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore
Two feet and a VERY RAPID heartbeat!

A cherry Kool-Aid mustache stained the upper lip of my childhood. The Kool-Aid man burst through walls during my cartoon commercial breaks, and this…

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In Adventure
Comfort and Joy this Christmas

Greetings! There was a time (less than a year ago, in fact) when the mere smell of hand sanitizer would transport me across the…

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In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore
Backpacking the Wright way

I had a moment of panic when Payton informed me that she couldn’t wait to eat s’mores on our campout. Umm, s’mores? When preparing…

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In Adventure/ Explore/ USA
Kickin’ it Kalalau

– Swipe through the gallery above for more pics – Less is more, except when it comes to kindness, sleep, and toilet paper. I…

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In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore
17-Feet and a Heartbeat

Self-propelling into stunning surroundings notwithstanding, the most satisfying part of Girls Gone (into the) Wild 2019 may have been successfully lifting and securing the…

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In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore
Bouncing Quarters on the West Coast Trail

– Swipe through the gallery above for more pics – The first time I met Nekky, I shook his hand and announced in disbelief…

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In Adventure/ Explore/ International Development/ Malawi
Not just about the run

It’s been ten years since I set foot on African soil. Ten years since the Year of Awesome. Ten years since my little world…

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In Adventure/ Canada/ Explore/ USA
Girls on Top: Alaska

– Click/Swipe through the gallery above for more pics – This year’s #Girlsgoneintothewild trip – 53km and four nights on the Chilkoot Trail between Dyea,…

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In Adventure/ Explore/ USA
Crater Cankle

High socks required. This is what I gleaned from the youtube videos watched by iphone from inside a rental 1984 Westfalia pop-top van (named…

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In Adventure/ Explore/ USA
Havasupai How-To

Permits Entering the area is regulated. The Havasupai Tribe Tourist Enterprise is in charge here. Permits are (allegedly) available by calling these four numbers…

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