What’s your next adventure?

Nothing goes as planned 100% of the time.  And that is when the magic happens.

Living life outside, getting away from the busyness of the city and technology and searching out the path less navigated is my mantra for life.  Or the short version, as one good friend regularly says “long live recess!” 

The Chilkoot Trail

After watching an Alaskan based reality television show , my husband said to me: “let’s go north this summer”. I loved the idea. He was thinking Alaskan Cruise, I was thinking backpacking … and I was in charge of planning! Read more ..
 

I love planning trips and spent a lot of time doing the old school thing – wasting perfectly good hours staring at a paper map, at the contour lines and plotting distances away from roads.  And despite all good plans, I’ve made lots of mistakes… or “experiences” as I like to call them. 

The K & P Rail Trail

Cycling the K&P rail trail had been a long time dream of mine, but when it finally happened, it was a lesson in what not to do bikepacking. Between the whole bottle of Baileys stuffed in a duffle bag and plastic containers of beans and fresh gazpacho soup…. Read more …
 

I hope my adventures lived help you plan your next wandering!

 
“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you chose.”   – Dr. Seuss