As typical of this time of year, we were drawn west. Sunsets over Great Salt Lake in Autumn are much more vivid than they appear in these photographs. It’s wild out there. The gulls swoop within a few feet of your head, the winds are always vicious, and the plume of unknown substances spewing from…
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Monday Mojo 21 – I Want My Mojo Back!
Arrival. The act of arriving. The attainment of an end or state. The emergence or appearance of a new development or phenomenon. For much of the past spring, I wasn’t sure if I was going to make it. Balancing two jobs over the previous 14 months left little time for all the things that bring…
Monday Mojo, Volume 20 – Taming the Fires of Pitta
I strongly dislike summer. My optimal operating temperature is somewhere around 55 degrees. Anything above 70 is too hot. Considering it is 95+ degrees and sunny every single day in July in Salt Lake City and we can’t get our house below 84 degrees with the AC running non-stop, I fantasize about snow and escaping…
Monday Mojo, Volume 19 – Whirlwind of Stoke!
These last few months have been an absolute freaking whirlwind and now that I’ve finally had a chance to take a breath – I’m exhausted! It all started with a Wyoming road trip on my birthday week. Then there was a trip back to Wisconsin to take in a Brewer game and spend some time…
Monday Mojo Volume 18, Dog Peaks & Desert Time
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Monday Mojo, Volume 13
Just got back from a weekend exploring Utah’s Comb Ridge, which is now entirely protected within the Bears Ears National Monument, well for now it is. I’ve been trying to put into words my feelings about the Monumental Utah War over Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments, but this is a very complicated issue…