Sometimes I’m a little ambitious with the schedule I create for my life. Like this past weekend, when I hiked three 14ers. Spoiler – I did make it in one piece – but I’m definitely taking next weekend off. Three summits in two days. No big deal. The summit fever started with Mount Shavano and … Continue reading »
Category Archives: summer
Grounded
I was grounded this past weekend. You might be asking yourself from what was I grounded? I mean I’m almost 25. Was I sneaking out past my non-existent curfew? Not exactly. You see, I wasn’t grounded for doing anything wrong per se, rather I was grounded from doing too many activities. I’m perhaps a little … Continue reading »
How to not hike a 14er
When my original Memorial Day weekend plans of road tripping to New Mexico with my friend Melissa fell through due to boring, responsible reasons like work, I quickly made alternate plans to camp and hike a 14er with two fellow Colorado bloggers, Heather and Heidi. They were planning on trying to climb La Plata Peak, … Continue reading »
14ers / adventures / mountains / summer
Summer plans: 14 14ers
How do I spend my lunch breaks? Planning the mountains that I want to climb this summer of course. 14ers are kind of a thing for us Colorado folk, and I even have a T-shirt that has a list of 14ers that can be checked off. There are approximately 54 (53 if you’re Wikipedia) 14ers … Continue reading »
14ers / adventures / friends / hikes / summer
Why I go to bed early on weekends
I realized this past weekend that I wake up earlier on Saturdays and Sundays to go hiking or play in the mountains than I do during the week to go to work. Case in point? My weekend activities recently included hiking Quandary Peak and partaking in a marathon of a Sunday Funday in Boulder. I … Continue reading »
Here comes the sun
I’ve always said that when you live in Colorado you’re assured to never be the craziest outdoor enthusiast. No matter what there is usually someone who ran farther than you, biked a crazier trail or hiked a more extreme route. At least that’s what I thought until this past weekend, when I very well may … Continue reading »
God Bless Fourth of July skiing
I haven’t actually spent a Fourth of July in Colorado since I was ten, and the past few years my celebrations of America’s birthday have taken place in Missouri. Naturally, for my first Fourth of July back in the motherland I decided I needed to spend at least part of the day in the mountains. My first plan had … Continue reading »
Summertime and the living’s easy: Part II
Last May, I made a list of things I wanted to do over the summer. At that point, I still had two weeks of the quarter left, and at least this year I made until the end of the quarter before I decided to start fantasizing about the summer. I’m not quite there yet – … Continue reading »
Mile High find: Fruition
My brother came to Denver for the weekend, so after a full weekend of Water World and hiking in RMNP, we ended his trip by eating at Fruition. I have been wanting to eat at Fruition for awhile, and I actually made reservations for us like two weeks before he came to Denver. That’s right, … Continue reading »
colorado / denver / friends / hikes / life / summer / the real world / trail running
Staycation lessons learned
Due to a variety of circumstances, I recently had about five weeks during which I had absolutely nothing to do. I decided to embrace this free time and I dubbed it my “staycation,” pledging to take advantage of my surroundings and enjoy my time off. Tomorrow I look forward to again becoming a contributing member … Continue reading »
