Have you heard of Forest Bathing? Forest bathing isn’t a bathtub in the forest, or a jump in the lake, or even running nude through the forest – it’s simply a forest walk. What is Forest Bathing Mindful forest walks, called Shinrin Yoku, started in Japan (not sure that walking in the forest really has […]
I just celebrated my birthday bitching about how much I hate my 40s. I might not be okay with aging, but there is someone who is. No, I’m not talking about the dancing 106-year-old woman who met the President and Mrs. Obama; I’m talking about the US National Park System. Our National Parks Have Turned […]
I pulled on my gumboots, bundled up in my layers of coats and rain gear ready for a messy trek through the forest. Rodney, our expedition leader, announced today was the day we would do a long tundra hike. I had been waiting for this moment to get out and really stretch my legs on […]
“A snowflake falls on the side of a mountain in the rugged Canadian Rockies. But that’s not the end of the story. From that moment on, the snowflake will have a whole new life,” Nadine says with a sparkle in her eyes scanning the audience. The snow is lightly falling around her like feathers from […]
Dandelion, Red Violet, or Yellow Green? Decisions, decisions. Dandelion wins out. It’s a color and a flower that gets little respect in life, so I might as well use it. This is what my day has been reduced to when on an unplugged vacation – coloring. And I’m pretty damn happy with it. After all, […]
A region filled with mountain villages, snowy peaks, and dormant volcanoes is bound to be full of adventure. Whether it’s soft adventure, cultural adventure, or heart pounding adventure, there are plenty of things to do in the Pyrenees. In fact, the Spanish Pyrenees has something for everyone! Biking in the Pyrenees Experiencing the rural cultures […]
I press my forehead against his forehead and I feel his hands reach around and grab the sides of my arm as if to steady himself and me. We are nose to nose, I close my eyes with this stranger, and we take a deep breath at the same time; essentially sharing our intake of […]
I’m in Colorado this week attending an Adventure Travel Conference learning about a bunch of cool new adventures that people like me and you can take. I’m also doing a few adventures myself: horseback riding, white water rafting, hut-to-hut hiking, and visiting breweries/distilleries (Yes – drinking is adventure travel…really it is). This is my first […]
I found myself alone in a strange landscape as the taxi drove off in the rain. I looked around at my foreign landscape and could see for miles – and for miles there was nothing or no one. Not even a tree. I felt like Katniss at the beginning of the Hunger Games – but […]
