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07/20/2014

Adventure, Alp, Chamonix, Disability, Filth, France, Friends, Mont Blanc, Nature, Nature Stroll, Photography, Planning, Swimming, Travel

A Celebration of Filth

I’m All Up On This Alp [Photo by Halliday Reynolds]

I woke up last Wednesday, pine sap matting a wad of hair to the back of my scalp, just above the beginnings of a redneck sunburn the likes of which I haven’t experienced since high school; before sunscreen was a thing. The previous days’ outfit lay strewn about my bedroom, covered in a Jackson Pollock masterwork of bar-b-que sauce, forest floor dampness, the black smudges of charcoal, pine needles, and a dash of red wine stains. None of this is bad; it’s glorious. Continue reading →

04/30/2014

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Access Pass, Adventure, Disability, Disabled History, Golden Access Passport, National Parks, Nature, Planning, Politics, Travel

Good Looking Out, Smokey

Yosemite

For a week each spring we celebrate our National Parks. This is not nearly enough time. For ninety eight years the parks service has collected and curated eighty four million acres of Continue reading →

03/30/2014

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Adventure, Advice, California, Climbing, Disability, Friends, Nature, Planning, Rest Day, Travel

Colonize the Montage

Dogwood Flowers Chillaxing in the Sunshine of a Sierra Spring

This past week has been completely overrun with two activities. The see through-tanning, internet-searching, hair-pulling minutia of planning my epic summer and a knock-down, drag-out, full blown, gloves off bout of RA fatigue. In the seven or eight hours per day that Continue reading →

02/26/2014

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Adventure, Alaska, Disability, Friends, Nature, Photography, Travel

The Greatest Picture Never Taken in Denali National Park

This is a picture of a real live wolf! Squint, it’s there. I swear it. If you’re on a smart phone you’re S.O.L. though.

Some people are possessed of a second sight. One specifically reserved for spotting interesting flora and fauna that the rest of us mere mortals miss. Personally, this skill set never developed Continue reading →

02/10/2014

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Adventure, Advice, Alp, Disability, Friends, Nature, Travel, Writing

Ripping Off Your Bunny Ears

Not an alp in Denali National Park

I have disgustingly good news and I ask that you bear with me for a braggy second while I tell you about it. I swear there will be a pay off, just hang on. Continue reading →

09/10/2013

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Adventure, Advice, Disability, Friends, Hiking, Nature, Travel, Wilderness Survival Guide

Chapter 1: Encountering a Bear

What to Do When You Meet a Wild Bear

The wilderness is full of creepy unnatural beasties waiting to rip you apart limb from limb. Over time we Continue reading →

09/04/2013

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Adventure, California, Disability, Friends, Hiking, Labor Day, Nature

Stunning Feet of Adventure

What’s holding you up?

This Labor Day I hiked a trail rated at 100% more difficulty stars in Afoot & Afield than I have ever hiked before. Lack of planning, Continue reading →

08/28/2013

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Adventure, Advice, Alaska, Bear Grylls, California, Colorado, Disability, Nature, Photography, Travel, Utah

Behind The Curtain

There are moments in life when the universe will literally club you over the head with beauty if you pay just a little bit of attention. This can happen diving the depths of the ocean and conversing with the glittering and exotic life that you find there. It can happen Continue reading →

08/20/2013

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Adventure, Colorado, Disability, Nature, No barriers Summit, Role Models, Travel

No Barriers!

Mountain above Telluride CO

The weekend before last I attended the No Barriers Summit in Telluride Colorado. I went because the intersection of outdoorsy dirtball and physically disabled is tiny and remote and I was curious to see who else lives there. I went because Continue reading →

07/08/2013

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Adventure, Disability, Little Corn Island, Nature, SCUBA, Travel