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This is my favorite photo from our trip. I just love how the white, majestic mountain seems to swirl down into luscious greens, with a hint of trail in the foreground, wildflowers in full bloom all around....

We did it! We completed 9 whole days on the Wonderland Trail, starting and ending at Longmire. Before I dive into any stories, I just want to say my boys, ages 10 and 13, are rock stars. Frickin’...

“Let’s go on a hike,” he said. “It will probably be fun,” he said. Well you don’t have to ask me twice. The hubs wanted to get out on at least one overnight this season,...

In case you didn’t know, we are training for the Wonderland Trail. What is the Wonderland Trail you ask? That is a totally legit question. I only came to understand this magical thing called the...

I’ve done cave tours before. They are pretty cool; dark and humid with fascinating mineral formations that have been building for millions of years. Tight spaces, creepy bats. Educational and fun. Almost...

Costa Rica …… I don’t even know where to start. Many of you have asked for our CR pics, so since I’m typing this after our trip, I think I’ll do a photo dump with a few captions...

                                                          Waiting for street tacos at 10pm in Mexico City I realize this is a blog about hiking, but my goal from the get-go was to record our travel forays...

Look at that little cutie, guys. That was Theron, when he was just 4. Oh, those eyes. I just want to eat him up. That was the first time he did a big hike on his own two feet. No daddy back packs anymore...

My first hiking post! And our first hike of the 2022 season. While getting out quite yet wasn’t totally on my agenda (it’s soccer palooza for the boys right now so are weekends are pretty full),...