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Visiting the Great Salt Lake’s Spiral Jetty in Winter

January 25, 2017 by Amiee

“The lake [Great Salt Lake] is too difficult to approach to be taken for granted; the tang of surprise and the shock of recognition are a part of its character.” ~Dale L. Morgan After nearly an hour of white-knuckled, totally unplowed, ice-covered and drifted dirt road travel, we arrived at Rozel Point, the home of…

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Filed Under: The Adventures, The Desert, Travel Tagged With: Art, Desert, Earthart, Great Salt Lake, Spiral Jetty, Utah, Utah Travel

The Doorknobs (and Windows) of Provence

October 3, 2016 by Amiee

Rain they take as a personal affront, shaking their heads and commiserating with each other in the cafés, looking with profound suspicion at the sky as though a plague of locusts is about to descend, and picking their way with distaste through the puddles on the pavement. ~Peter Mayle from A Year in Provence It…

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Filed Under: The Adventures, The Life, Travel, Travels Tagged With: Europe, European Adventures, Featured, France, Provence

Hiking Italy’s Lagazuoi Tunnels

August 30, 2015 by Amiee

I hate being underground. Technically the Lagazuoi Tunnels are not underground, but under mountain. Regardless I was not stoked to explore trails not under the light of day. But I had to do it for history’s sake! Lagzuoi is a peak in the Dolomites with an altitude of 9,201 feet (2,835 meters) well known for…

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Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking, The Adventures, The Mountains, Travel Tagged With: Dolomites, Dolomites Hiking, Favorite Trails, Hiking, Italy, Trails

Trail Running at Smith Rock State Park

March 30, 2014 by Amiee

Oregon’s Smith Rock State Park is known for rock climbing, but after seeing the gorgeous single-track on TrailPorn I made a point to check out the trails on my recent trip to Bend. I drove the 35 minutes from Bend to Smith Rock on a chilly spring morning and arrived at 7:30am with only one…

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Filed Under: The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running, Trail Running Mountains, Travel Tagged With: Best Places to Trail Run, Favorite Trails, Oregon, Trail Running, Trails

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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