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Mansplained in the Desert

October 31, 2017 by Amiee

“They don’t know where they’re going,” man guide says to 8-10 adoring clients as blood bubbles up into my throat. We were on a route finding adventure in Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and having a blast. We had very loose directions on a sneak route into Lower Death Hollow, a spot that typically requires a…

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Filed Under: Hiking, The Desert Tagged With: Desert, Desert Adventures, Escalante, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument, Mansplained, Utah

Kayaking Lake Powell: A Motor-less Glen Canyon Reconnaissance

June 13, 2017 by Amiee

Just what I need, another hobby. My friend Wheels read about this 85-mile kayak trip across Lake Powell Brendan Leonard and crew took in winter a few years back. She’s been wanting to head out on a similar trip and I, having zero experience in a sea kayak, was her willing partner. Last year’s attempt was…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Desert Tagged With: Adventures, Desert, Featured, Glen Canyon, Kayaking, Lake Powell, Southern Utah, Utah

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

Moab Red Hot 55K Race Report

February 15, 2016 by Amiee

“Life is a bitch, his dark companion said–and then you die. Not so cried Henry! Life is a glorious shining and splendid adventure, and then you die.” ~Edward Abbey This run gets classified as a total WOW, OMG, AMAZEBALLS, cannot wait to do this again, OVERSTOKE, I LOVE RUNNING, I think my head just exploded,…

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Filed Under: Featured, Racing, The Adventures, The Desert, Trail Running Adventures, Trail Running Desert Tagged With: 55K, Desert, Dirtbagging, Featured, Moab, Racing, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon, Utah

Dugway Isolation 30K+ Trail Run Report

November 27, 2015 by Amiee

The only disappointing thing about the Dugway Isolation Trail Run was that more people didn’t participate! The views were amazing, the single-track super fun, the race volunteers friendly, and the schwag over the top. This was the 3rd year of the Dugway Isolation Run and I’ve wanted to do it each year but I am…

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Filed Under: Featured, Racing, The Adventures, The Desert, Trail Running, Trail Running Desert Tagged With: 30K, Desert, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Utah

A Second Visit to the Sun Tunnels

November 22, 2015 by Amiee

Somewhere in the middle of absolute nowhere Western Utah, in the most remote and desolate landscape the artist could find, is a unique earthwork installation called the Sun Tunnels. Completed in 1976 by American artist Nancy Holt, the Sun Tunnels consist of four gigantic concrete tunnels arranged in an “X” that are positioned in a precise…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Desert Tagged With: Art, Desert, Earthart, Featured, Sun Tunnels, Unique Places, Utah

Salt & Sky: Exploring Stansbury Island

February 6, 2015 by Amiee

For some reason I can’t get up before 7am on a workday, but today I was up at at’em at 5am (sans alarm) so I could make it up to the ridge on Stansbury Island at sunrise. I had a long run planned for the morning and didn’t want to run on the road or…

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Filed Under: The Desert Tagged With: Desert, Great Salt Lake, Stansbury Island, Utah

FAI Surgery Week 20 Or So Update

April 20, 2014 by Amiee

Okay, so I have officially lost track of time and all will to blog about my FAI surgery recovery because I am… well, pretty darned recovered! The last few weeks have been AMAZING. I did my first 10-mile run and spent four days hiking through a little known canyon in southern Utah for a grand…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life Tagged With: Alpine Skiing, Desert, FAI, FAI Hip Surgery Recovery, FAI Recovery, FAI Surgery, FAI Surgery Recovery

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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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