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Monday Mojo 22 – West Desert Season & Donkeys

October 29, 2019 by Amiee

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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Filed Under: Motivation, The Life Tagged With: Great Salt Lake, Mojo Monday

Monday Mojo 21 – I Want My Mojo Back!

September 16, 2019 by Amiee

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…

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Monday Mojo, Volume 20 – Taming the Fires of Pitta

July 30, 2018 by Amiee

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…

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Monday Mojo, Volume 19 – Whirlwind of Stoke!

July 16, 2018 by Amiee

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…

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Monday Mojo Volume 18, Dog Peaks & Desert Time

March 12, 2018 by Amiee

Dog Champagne

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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Monday Mojo Volume 17, Home of the Brave & Trump Highway

March 5, 2018 by Amiee

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…

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Monday Mojo, Volume 16, Running Up For Air Recap

February 12, 2018 by Amiee

  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…

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Filed Under: The Life Tagged With: Grandeur Peak, Mojo Monday, Races, Trail Races

Monday Mojo, Volume 15

January 29, 2018 by Amiee

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…

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Monday Mojo, Volume 14, Keeping it Local

November 27, 2017 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Motivation, The Life Tagged With: Keeping it Local, Microadventures, Mojo Monday, Salt Lake City

Monday Mojo, Volume 13

November 13, 2017 by Amiee

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…

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Filed Under: Motivation, The Life Tagged With: Blanding, Glen Canyon, Mojo Monday, Motivation Monday, Utah

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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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