Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
I fell in love with Bandelier this visit. I’m in awe of the ecotone, the combination of two eco systems. I admire the Ancestral Puebloans who called this area home and 1000 years ago. I loved the hiking here, challenging, but so rewarding. I live the other 9 months of the year for the adventure […]
Read More Day 39: Bandelier NM and Los Alamos“Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods? Are we in the clear yet?Are we in the clear yet?” Taylor Swift I had the best night’s sleep last night. Not really sure why since it was in a tent. Maybe it was the whiskey? Or just the night. I did […]
Read More Out of the WoodsToday feltike one of the longest of the trip so sorry if I skip like half the day. Last night our room was 99 degrees but this morning I woke up at 6:30because I was freezing and it was supposed to be our sleep in day 🙁 Anyway at 8 we went down to breakfast. […]
Read More backpacking at bandelier“Try imagining a place where it’s always safe and warm Come in, she said I’ll give ya shelter from the storm” Bob Dylan Today turned out to be our day for a bit of adventure. It started out quietly enough with coffee on the porch of the B&B we stayed at followed by breakfast on […]
Read More Shelter From the StormWhat a day. It’s almost nine. The sun just set and the sky above the canyon we’re camping in has turned to magnificent purples and pinks. Zak and I are perched on a boulder drinking whiskey from a plastic water bottle that has been chilling in the bubbling stream for the past two hours. This […]
Read More Day 38: Bandelier National MonumentI had such a hard time getting up this morning because I feel asleep so late and just wanted one more hour of sleep nonetheless I did get up and in the shower. We went downstairs for breakfast and had homemade french toast, scrambled eggs, and ham. We then got on the road and started […]
Read More Day 38We’re sitting in a quaint corntyard, waiting for our name to be called for a table at Rancho de Chimayo. The history of this dining experience seems vast and the James Beard award is a bit intimidating. Especially considering I’m wearing flip flops, have no makeup or bra on, and just threw my hair in […]
Read More Day 37: Wheeler and Walter PeaksI’m sure you have heard the song once I was seven years old, well fun fact when I was seven I climbed my first mountain. It was twin sisters peak and on it you are able to summit two mountains in one day. Unfortunately due to circumstances we only summited one and untill today we […]
Read More Day 37“And just let her cry if the tears fall down like rain Let her sing if it eases all her pain” Hootie & The Blowfish I’m not one who typically shares their emotions on a public forum, but I feel like I wouldn’t be doing the day or the blog justice without mentioning that we […]
Read More Let Her CryThis morning as the 5:30 alarm rang I literally had icicles growing from my eyelashes because of how cold it was. Our sleeping bags are supposed to keep us warm up to 19 degrees Fahrenheit but I think they meant Celsius or the inventory has zero concept of temperature. It was FREEZING. We got to […]
Read More Hiking Wheeler and Walter Peak