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2018 & The Year of 100 Summits

October 15, 2019 by Amiee

Mid-October seems like the perfect time for some end of 2018 reflection! I am a total sucker for yearly goals especially when they pertain to mountains and other outdoorsy pursuits. Perhaps that is why 2019 has been a bit of a downer. No goals. As for 2018, I set a doozy and set out to…

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Filed Under: Hiking, The Mountains Tagged With: Goals, Mountains

The MunRoos: Hiking Utah’s 10,000+ Foot Peaks

November 16, 2017 by Amiee

On my recent trip to Scotland, I became fascinated with the Scot’s quest for bagging Munros. A Munro is a mountain in Scotland measuring over 3,000 feet above sea level and there are 282 of them. The Munro’s are named after Sir Hugh Munro who first compiled the list in 1891, however he never completed the list himself….

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Filed Under: Hiking, The Mountains Tagged With: Peak Bagging, The MunRoos, Utah, Utah Hiking, Utah Travel

2017 Euro-Adventure Stop 2 – Val Gardena, Italy

November 14, 2017 by Amiee

I had been staring at photos of the Val Gardena area for the past year, so to be there felt absolutely surreal. My first two trips to the Dolomites centered around exploring Cortina, Alta Badia, and Tre Cime de Laverado, but HOLY WOW, who knew the real jewel was Val Gardena?!? Day 1 Val Gardena…

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Filed Under: Featured, Hiking, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 2017 Euro-Adventure, Dolomites, Dolomites Hiking, Dolomites Trail Running, Italy

2017 Euro-Adventure Stop 1 – San Cassiano, Italy

November 7, 2017 by Amiee

Our 2017 Dolomiti adventure got off to a grand start. We arrived in Venice and beelined it straight to Dolomiti only slightly heartbroken that we didn’t end up with a Fiat 500 at the car rental counter. Starving, we stopped at an Autogrill off the Autostrada where I bit into a focaccia and immediately broke a…

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Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking, The Mountains Tagged With: 2017 Euro-Adventure, Dolomites, Dolomites Hiking, Italy, San Cassiano

Running West Yellowstone’s Lionhead Mountain

August 15, 2017 by Amiee

After talking about it for the past five years, we finally ran Montana’s Lionhead Mountain this past weekend. The Lionhead roadless area is an incredibly wild place only 15 miles west of the western entrance of Yellowstone National Park, but with zero the crowds and all the grizzlies! Fritz’s family has a cabin on Hebgen…

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Filed Under: Hiking, The Mountains Tagged With: Continental Divide, Idaho, Montana, Trail Running Idaho, Trail Running Montana, West Yellowstone

Hiking Handies Peak & American Basin (Kangaroo’s First 14er)

October 4, 2016 by Amiee

  For the 2nd year in a row, Kangaroo the Dog and I fled Salt Lake City’s Pioneer Day celebration for the fantastic wildflower basins of Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. Hitting peak wildflower season perfectly, I was rewarded with the most dramatic wildflower display I have ever seen. I spent the first day exploring Ice…

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Filed Under: Hiking, The Adventures, The Mountains, Wildflowers Tagged With: 14ers, Coloardo Wildflowers, Colorado, Colorado Hiking, San Juan Mountains

Colorado’s Ice Lake Basin Wildflower Display

July 26, 2016 by Amiee

Ice Lake Basin and neighboring Island Lake is one of the most incredible places I’ve visited in the United States. This past weekend I hiked up to the basin for the third time in three years hitting it at darned near peak wildflower season. For the second year in a row I found myself in…

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Filed Under: Hiking, Hiking, The Mountains, Wildflowers Tagged With: Alpine Skiing, Coloardo Wildflowers, Colorado, Hiking, Wildflowers

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

A Superior Adventure: Mt. Superior’s South Ridge to Lake Blanche

August 4, 2014 by Amiee

Don’t we in fact want to lose ourselves and, like when we were kids, melt into the forest and discover its plants, animals, and life close up as a way to probe our inner selves? ~Killian Jornet – Run or Die My motivation has been in the toilet. All I have wanted to do lately…

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Filed Under: Hiking Tagged With: Mt. Superior, Salt Lake City Hiking, Scrambling, The Wasatch, Wasatch Adventures

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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 😜
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