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An intentional 2021
This past year was a wild one, everyone knows that. It wasn’t exactly the worst or hardest year I’ve ever experienced – our family has been through much tougher stuff. However this was unique in that it was a difficult, strange, and overwhelming year for EVERYONE to different degrees. The collective anxiety and tension over…
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Quandary Peak Hike: My First 14er
There are pivotal firsts in everyone’s life – many that we share, like a first home, first child, first funeral. And then there are the firsts that are less common, and maybe even unexpected, like my first 14er (14,000+ foot mountain) in September of 2017. I had no idea what I was getting into when…
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Beginner backpacking tips from my first time backpacking
First time backpacking tips and lessons learned from a beginner backpacker in South Colony Lakes, Colorado