I’m reading a pretty terrible book right now. Normally when I don’t like a book, I give myself permission to quit after 100 pages or 1/3 of the book, whichever is sooner. I keep reading this particular story because it was written by a celebrity and...
You get home from a big trip and you’re exhausted. You really need a shower. The VERY last thing you want to do is unpack your crap, but you know you should…. You weigh the pros and cons: unpacking is a 20-minute commitment at minimum, putting off the...
As I write this, I’m in the car about to begin a 10-day ski trip into the Canadian backcountry. It’ll be my first time in a helicopter, my first time backcountry skiing in Canada, and the first time without cell phone coverage for more than a day in...
PorterPants as I call him. Lovingly captured hiking by Lisa Bowers.You wouldn’t know it from looking at this photo of my favorite little buddy, but a few years ago I didn’t like dogs. Or red wine. Or riding a bicycle, carrying things up hills, or sleeping...
Experienced adventuristas often forget what it was like to be ‘the noob’. We have our kit dialed, know how much food to pack, and can go from no plans to leaving on a two-day ski trip in 30-minutes without breaking a sweat. But we were all beginners once,...
Back in December 2015, when I really started to feel like myself again, I composed a “Petra is GONE” blog in my head. The update was to be titled “Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Programming” and it was going to be about poop.That’s...
