Ambrose insisted that we get up early on this trip. I held him to it this morning, which dawned with…
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- Backpacking
- Biking
- Books
- Cambridge
- Cats
- Challenge
- Chicago
- Cleaning
- Crafts
- Daily Journal
- Day Job
- Electronics
- Essay
- Fandom
- Fantasy
- Fiction
- Fitness
- Flute
- Food
- Fool
- Goals
- Grief
- Gym
- Hair
- Headaches
- Health
- History
- Hockey
- Home
- House
- IBS
- Judging
- Languages
- Monsters
- Music
- Nominee Project
- Pain
- Philosophy
- Photos
- Poetry
- Political
- Publishing
- Race
- Ritual
- Romance
- School
- SciFi
- Snark Alert
- Social
- Song
- Sports
- the stroke
- Travel
- Upper Country Singers
- Video
- Website
- Whine
- Wilderness
- Work
- Writing
Driving in Idaho
After my solo trip, Ambrose and I drove from Big Creek, ID to Elk City, ID by way of McCall,…
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Ambrose and I drove out to the Queens River trail head on Saturday morning, arriving around 11 am. The plan…
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First for weight loss purposes, and then because of the IBS diagnosis, I have spent the last couple years trying…
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After I decided to stop my Idaho Centennial Trail hike for the year, Ambrose and I decided to drive around…
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When I was in high school, I didn’t like my eyebrows. Too thick, a tendency to grow together, and just…
Continue Reading87 Amazing Miles
I planned to hike 150 miles of the Frank Church Wilderness in 10 days. It was an audacious plan, and…
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I think I’ve been getting migraines. I’ve spent a few years calling them sinus headaches, but my husband finally convinced…
Continue ReadingMe, an Athlete?
Since the Spartan Race, I’ve been feeling more athletic. It’s as if my body, having been extensively trained for more…
Continue ReadingLittle Queens River July 2019 – Day 2
The alarm was set for 5:30 am, but I think we both woke up before it went off. I knew…
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