This past Wednesday, Fritz, Roo, and I trudged up Salt Lake City’s Grandeur Peak for sunrise and enjoyed a bottle of Mutt Chandog in honor of Roo’s 100th summit. I decided I need more celebration in my life so I bought a bottle of stuffed bubbly and dragged Fritz out of bed at 5am on…
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ClassPass Review: So Totally Worth It
So this morning my alarm goes off at 5:15 am and for a minute I think about ignoring it, but then I remember I will be charged a $20 fee for missing my yoga class so I get up and make it to my mat by 6am and have a lovely start to my day….
Monday Mojo Volume 17, Home of the Brave & Trump Highway
I am totally mesmerized by Scott Carrier’s voice. I remember him from the early days of This American Life and until recently had no idea he had his own podcast. I’ve spent the last 2 weeks literally listening to every episode of Home of the Brave. His stories are powerful and poignant and exactly what…
How to Take Your Dog Into Canada
I’ve had a zillion people ask me how I took my dog into Canada this past summer to which I answer with their passport silly. But seriously I had zero problems getting my dog into Canada and back into the United States although I had secretly been hoping the they wouldn’t let us back in…
Monday Mojo, Volume 16, Running Up For Air Recap
Was super looking forward to participating in the 24-hour version of the Running Up For Air (RUFA) race this past Saturday so I was really bummed to come down with the for reals flu 10 days before race day. I have never felt so exhausted in my entire life and it took me all…
The Most Stoked Photos of 2017!
I am notoriously late to the end of year reflection game plus February 1st has always been my New Year’s Day observed anyhow. By February 1st the New Year is in full swing and most people already forgot about their resolution weeks ago so February seems like a perfect time to reflect on the past…
Monday Mojo, Volume 15
I’ve spent a lot of time on Grandeur Peak these last weeks prepping for the 24 hour Running Up For Air run. There’s something about spending multiple mornings in a row on the same peak noticing all the little changes in the snow and the trees and occasionally scoring one of those sunrises that makes…
Giving Tuesday: Putting Money Where Your Heart Is!
“Sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul.” ~Edward Abbey Having a hard time with the current administration’s full-on assault on the environment? I know I am. It is hard not to feel overwhelmed at times, but there are many organizations out there fighting the good fight each and every day and I’ve decided…
Monday Mojo, Volume 14, Keeping it Local
After much internal debate of should I head south and enjoy one last unseasonably warm desert weekend or should I head north to Jackson and ski opening day at Jackson Hole, I decided to stay put and tick off some bucket list runs close to home. The pups and I headed west on I-80 early…
FAI Surgery 5 or 6 Year Update?!?
It has been quite some time since I’ve provided an update on my FAI-y hips. Has it been 4 or 5 years since my first surgery? Wait 6 years?!? How about my last surgery? Which side was it that was done twice? Good thing I have this blog to look back on because I can…