Our Adventures Through City and Backcountry
We’re at the end of two consecutive rest days, days that were needed after four backpacking days and with what the next few days will present. Yesterday was our anniversary and we spent the day wondering Santa Fe, hanging out poolside, sipping margaritas, and going on a date night to a renowned New Mexican restaurant. […]
Read More Day 40 and 41: Santa Fe and LeadvilleIt is 7:30 I am sitting in a tent with my dad listening to music writing my blog and mentally preparing myself for tommorow. This morning we woke up in Santa Fe and honestly it was a pretty boring day overall. When I woke up I heard chaos in my parents room and walked though […]
Read More Day 41“I wore my boots out walkin’ Poured my heart out talkin’” Railroad Earth Yes, I missed another day of blogging yesterday, but this time I have a really good excuse. Yesterday was Molly and my 19th anniversary and I wanted to spend every minute I could with her. I can’t believe how lucky I am […]
Read More Long Way to GoA few days ago I located where in Santa Fe I would get my alfredo from. They only had penne alfredo which would be just as amazing. I sent my dad the address and found out it was only a few blocks from the hotel, it was pretty cheap and they had pizza for ellie […]
Read More I GOT FETTUCCINE ALFREDO!!This morning my dad came up to my mom and my tent and said coffee ready this did not apply to me so I watched my mom pack up her stuff then get out of the te t. I for one was not done with the whole sleeping thing yet do I dozed back off […]
Read More Day 39I 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 Monument