For the doers, the dreamers, the trekkers
Ugh. I was feeling slightly sluggish this week. My legs felt like I was dragging anvils around, and I couldn't figure out what was going on. Then, one morning I realized that I hadn't taken my thyroid medication - OOOPS! That would explain it. ...
“Heaven did not seem to be my home; and I broke my heart with weeping to come back to earth; and the angels were so angry that they flung me out into the middle of the heath on the top of Wuthering Heights; where I woke sobbing for joy.” — Emily Brontë I really wanted to film a short video about this experience. In fact, I tried to do just that about 2 weeks ago, but the video turned into what I can only describe as, "watching...
“I cook with wine, sometimes I even add it to the food.” — W.C. Fields I have carried eggs on a backpacking trip. Yes, real eggs. In a plastic container. They were delicious, especially when they were scrambled with fresh bell peppers for breakfast. Sadly, as my interests have changed (i.e. not carrying a 70lb pack), so have my backpacking cooking habits. While a lot of people like to go "all out" with their backpacking meals - I've taken the route of completely simplifying my cooking -...
I mentioned a few posts ago (click here if you simply must watch me talk on camera like a complete bozo) that I started a group online completely focused on hiking/climbing related fitness, recipes, tips and support. The group now has over 80 members, and it has been absolutely rejuvenating for me. I thrive on creativity and connecting with others, so this is exactly what I needed (and hopefully what others needed as well!!). If you want to join, shoot me an e-mail and I...
So, today I did something that actually scared me - I created a Facebook group called, "Toward the Mountaintop Inch By Inch." Why did I do this? Well, there are a lot of reasons - and I'm going to explain all of them in a video, because that's a lot more exciting than reading about it - but the bottom line is this - I want to create a community for people like me. I want the community that I would have wanted 15 years...
