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Meet Petra….My Parasite
A few months ago I shared a brutally honest blog with you about how, despite appearances, my trip to Thailand was not "just the best thing ever".It took a lot for me to share that story, but I am so glad I wrote it. The way you responded really floored me:...
Turns All Year Months 37-42
This winter has been a major bummer. I don't want to go all political here, but guys! Global warming is seriously a thing and I am super suffering because of it! Start recycling or something!Lest you think I'm a fair-weather skier, I want to provide a little update on...
The Truth About Thailand
International trips are awesome. They deliver you to a new space and time where you experience different people and cultures and places and things. Traveling abroad can be incredibly transformative and spectacularly eye-opening. International trips are difficult. They...
Introducing the Newest Craze: Needling
Since there's no snow, I've been doing a .... different .... kind of adventuring lately. A new "sport" if you will. You've all heard of such innovations as buildering and kayak free kayaking, so today I introduce you to a new sport: Needling. It's complex and involves...
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Or, as this post might be more appropriately titled, "I'm sorry to have pissed you off Father Winter. Can we please kiss and make up?" You may remember a few years ago I almost moved to Boulder (backstory). I had been in Seattle 10 years, I was not yet a backcountry...
Pretty Faces: An Interview with Lynsey Dyer
I'll admit it - I'm a total fan-girl for Lynsey Dyer. I've watched her in ski movies for years and have always followed her projects with interest. She's an incredibly talented skier, and she's also a photographer, artist, and newly a feature-film maker.When The...
Meany Lodge: A Gateway to Adventure
Meany Lodge is one of The Mountaineers three family-friendly mountain lodges located in the heart of Snoqualmie Valley. Boasting the world's fastest rope tow (ascending 450 vertical feet at a blistering 17mph) and home to a colorful cast of characters, Meany is a...
Make Your Own Holiday Traditions
In the fall of 2007 I made a decree to my family: "I will not be celebrating Christmas this year," I said authoritatively. "I'm not going to get you anything, and my gift to you is that you don't have to get me anything in return. Kthx"A year out of college with a...
Pivotal Life Choices
One of the benefits of getting older is the ability to look back on your life with a certain understanding and perspective about how the different choices you made delivered you right to where you sit at this exact moment. As you're reading this - as I'm writing this...
