Destinations
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14,202 FEET & WORTH EVERY STEP
READ MORE →: 14,202 FEET & WORTH EVERY STEPBlame it all on my roots…or possibly just geography, but growing up in Colorado lit the fire for my love of hiking. I’ve never had…
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Marmots, Mountain Water, and Mont Blanc
READ MORE →: Marmots, Mountain Water, and Mont BlancStef and I have spent countless hours dreaming about trekking in the Alps, and on July 29, 2026, that dream finally became reality. We left…
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Kon’nichiwa, Nihon
READ MORE →: Kon’nichiwa, NihonStef and I, along with her mom and brother, had an unforgettable trip to Japan that ended all too quickly! From the serene beauty of…
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BUEN CAMINO!
READ MORE →: BUEN CAMINO!In June 2024, six adventurous, resilient women said yes to an idea that had been taking shape for more than a year: meet in Porto,…
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A Magical Place Called Lapland
READ MORE →: A Magical Place Called LaplandRoughly a year ago I gave Stef four itineraries to choose from for her big initiation into 4-0. To my surprise, she chose a trip…
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Kongeriket Norge
READ MORE →: Kongeriket NorgeMy great-grandmother was from Bergum, Norway and sailed to America when she was a teenager. When I was a kid, we heard stories of her…
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Traversing the Gila
READ MORE →: Traversing the GilaStef and I packed up Beastie and headed south to the Gila this past weekend with a rough plan and a Delorme map. We drove…
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TURASgirls versus The Volcano
READ MORE →: TURASgirls versus The VolcanoHawaii has always been a special place to me. My parents met on Oahu in 1976, while my dad was stationed there in the Navy…
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Pacific City
READ MORE →: Pacific CityStef and I are both Perfusionists and met working together in the Pacific Northwest. I moved there in 2008 and fell in love with the…
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The Sacred Valley
READ MORE →: The Sacred ValleyMachu Picchu is a 15th-century Inca fortress high on a mountain ridge in southern Peru. It’s about 50 miles northwest of Cusco, Peru and the…
