Car-free adventures that don’t necessarily depend on a bike
I admit it. This happened about a month ago. But sometimes it takes me that long to get to internet things;) . (okay, so it was mortifying to be wearing the same shirt in public, but we did it in the spirit of the “race,” heh. Also, side note, imagine …
Y’all. What’s 93 miles, twenty-two thousand feet of elevation gain and loss, and quite possibly the most magical thing in the world?? The Wonderland Trail!! I’ve been wanting to tackle this loop around Mt. Rainier as a multi-day trail run since I ran part of it 2 (I think) years …
So, those of you in Portland know this, but here in Portland we have an amazing park called Forest Park, with over 80 miles of discrete trails and accessible by bus, light rail, bicycle, or from the NW Portland neighborhoods. It’s over 5200 acres, and the Wildwood Trail, which wiggles …
Y’all. This will surprise no one, but I have been so in love with running these days. I mean, I always like running, but there are some times where I do it mostly because I know I will be cranky if I don’t, and then there are times where it …
Though I have a sweet inflatable kayak that I bought a few years ago, it’s been a minute since I’ve used it. I don’t think I took it out a single time last year, what with biking across the country all summer and then being fully enmeshed in school/classes and …
One of the best things ever is coming home to something left for you on your porch. Not like a consumer package, something capitalism-related that you purchased and was shipped to you, but something that someone you personally know delivered and left as a gift for you on your porch. …
This morning while I was running, it stuck me that maybe I don’t actually love running so much as I love being in beautiful places. When I got up this (very dreary) morning, I wasn’t really committed to going for a run. I thought I might want to be cozy …
Have I mentioned that I love water? And water sports? By which I mean things like swimming, kayaking, and rafting, and by which I do not mean power boats, jet skis, or anything with gas. (Let’s face it; I’m a human-powered lady, in any sport.) Swimming I can do by …
It’s 11 days until the winter solstice, and these ever-shortening days are feeling rather… short. I know it’s not really soo bad in Portland, but the 4:30 sunset (4:27 today, actually) and 7:40 sunrise is hard. Every year, despite being intellectually prepared for it (“sure, sure, it’ll get dark early, …
At the end of March, I was supposed to run a grueling-looking trail marathon with my dear friend Marisa outside of Las Vegas. I “trained” for it for maybe 10 weeks, and during every single long run I took, my mind would at some point inevitably wander to fantasies of …