I LOVE morning!!! I would much rather wake up early than sleep in. I love the feeling of being awake before the world and I haven’t seen a sunrise I didn’t fall in love with. But I wasn’t always this way. I used to be the kind of person who would stay up until 3am… More 5 Tips to Wake Up Early(ier)
If you read the title of this post you might be thinking…wait what? But this post is going to be a story of a winter hike my husband and I went on where we were completely unprepared. I recently found out that one of the first trails I ever hiked in Colorado Springs, Seven Bridges,… More How not to hike in the winter
I used to want to be perfect. I used to think in order to be successful you had to be able to do something really well. That I could only be “one thing” so to speak. Then I took a giant leap and moved across the country by myself. And these past couple years in… More Why its okay to be bad at things
So I haven’t posted in awhile. Lots of life stuff has been going on. From Eric coming home, to starting a new job, to trying to plan our wedding. Anyway, last year, at the beginning of deployment, I decided I wanted to document all of the adventures I went on. I was finally able to… More In Review
We set out from our hotel in F airplay at 4am and headed through the silent town to the dirt road that lead to the trail head. The road wasn’t too bad, but a high clearance vehicle is definitely a good idea. We got there around 5am and there really weren’t too many people there… More Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross
August has been a rough month. There have been lots of stressful changes with work and its been hard to not let them get to me. Needless to say, the mountains were calling me hard this weekend. I’ve been wanting to check out Raspberry Mountain for awhile, so Sunday morning Mushu and I hopped in… More Raspberry Mountain
There are soooo many posts on various social media platforms about how important it is to set aside time for yourself. This is something that I’ve been working on a lot over the past couple months. I usually do all my social activities etc on Saturdays which leaves Sundays as my “me days”. There’s a… More Self Care Sunday
I hiked my first 14ers!! Ever since I moved to Colorado I have wanted to hike one. It always seemed kind of daunting and impossible. I worked really hard to gain hiking experience and get in shape enough to summit one. If you’re not familiar with the Colorado slang, a 14er is a mountain that… More Torreys and Grays
This hike is amazing. Stunning. Gorgeous. Its a great hike for anyone who wants to feel quintessential Colorado. It’s also not difficult, so even if you’re not adjusted to the altitude, you can still enjoy the hike. The whole thing is about 6 miles round trip. The trail head is about an hour from Springs… More The Crags