To all of those who are in college or simply elect to be paid ten dollars an hour for the pure joy of working outside and fostering love of the natural world in the next generation, I salute you. … More There Is No Sleep Like the Sleep of a Camp Counselor
September 20th-21st At last the rain ceased, and at last I was able to go out and do some climbing with the copious number of friends I had made in the last week. If you remember from my post at the beginning of this trip, I wanted to do 25 lead climbs before my 25th … More Squamish Part 2: Climbing, a Birthday, and Gratitude
I’ll be turning 25 this month and in honor of the completion of my 25th year, and to make sure I have a few goals within this road trip I’m doing, I’m making it my goal to lead 25 new pitches outside. The “# of pitches” for “age” goal is not new. It was an … More 25 for 25: a Roadtrip and a Goal
August 27th, 2016 Every year the Big Sky Wind Drinkers facilitate a foot race that runs the entire 20 or so miles of the Bridger Mountain Range Ridge, just north of Bozeman. The “Ed Anacker Bridger Ridge Run,” or, “the Ridge Run,” for short has been held for 32 years now, and apparently was named … More The Bridger Ridge; or, Tell Self Doubt to Take a Seat
So it’s been a bit of a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. My mother drove the Honda Fit from New Hampshire to Montana, I did some work as a housekeeper for the Homewood Suites (by Hilton), Claire packed up her entire apartment and we drove it all in a U-Haul and a silver Suburu … More A Vacation from Vacation
July 22nd- 23rd Welp. I just learned that spider mites are a thing at some hot springs in Idaho. I was fortunate enough to not know of this possibility prior to marching up to Goldbug as the knowledge of such a horror would have surely stymied my attempts to get my ass up the mountain. … More Suffering and Gratitude at Goldbug Hot Springs
Step 1: Get human to take you out for a walk. Step 2: Freak out the entire drive to the trail head, just to make sure your human knows that you’re an intoxicating mix of excited and terrified. Step 3: Walk uphill with impossible enthusiasm for half a dog day (appx. 1.5 hours human time). … More How to take a Mountaintop Selfie, by Cosmo the Springer Spaniel
There are few things more satisfying to me that being able to look over the other side- take this as a metaphor if you wish. … More Tour de Hyalite: Two of the Gallatin’s Great Peaks
July 5th – July 11th Let’s state the obvious and say that I am writing the post about two weeks too late. I have determined two things: writing is hard; and, having self-discipline around writing is even harder. I COULD say that part of my delinquency with writing is due to the fact that I … More Training Week 2: And the Fatigue Sets In
Saturday, July 4th- Sunday, July 5th One of my challenges since arriving in Bozeman has been finding people who have the time and ability to accompany me on some adventures. Being a privileged retired person whose occupations right now include not spending all her money at once, exercising, and writing a blog, I have a … More Fourth of July Weekend: Macros, Axtell Bridge, and Triple Tree
