The Life Blog
Wonder Lake Campground – One of the Best Places to Sleep Ever
There we were, in a yellow school bus bumping down the Denali Park Road headed towards the Wonder Lake campground. The weather was cold, cloudy, and drizzly and we were more than a bit bummed that the weather would most likely make us miss out on the amazing views...
The Long Lonesome Trail – Day One
I love trails. I love everything about them. To where they take me: tops of mountains, deep forests, sometimes nowhere in particular. From where they take me: people, troubles, worries, life. I love them for the challenge: the rocks, mud, roots, stream crossing and...
Tanzanian Safari: An Admitted Animal Lovers Dream Trip
Okay, I'll admit it, I am a truly lucky girl. In addition to a wonderful backpacking honeymoon in...
Weekly Photo Challenge: Family
This photo was taken at my German grandmother's 90th birthday in Heidelberg, Germany. There are four different generations represented in this photo. Even though all of these family members live in Germany, I have had the fortune of getting to spend a significant...
When Shopping Nearly Kills
Without a doubt, one of my husband Todd's least favorite things in life is shopping. Every time I try to get him to go with me he breaks out in a sweat and mumbles something about "shopping being the death of him." During a quick shopping pit stop in Norway, he was...
Svalbard, Norway: A Stark, Arctic Beauty
When I told people our trip to Norway included a 3 day junket to Svalbard, Norway the following questions came up immediately almost every time: where is it, how do you get there, and why would you want...
Frost Bit Butt
"You're slightly less incompetent than my last partner." This adventure was equally the most amazing and most awful experience of my life. I never thought i would actually climb Denali (Mt McKinley to many), but there I was, at 14,200ft, being berated yet again by my...
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