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Canyonlands National Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
That. Was. The. Worst. Sleep. Ever. Between the scorching heat, severe wind, rain, thunder and eventually lightening, Jordan was in and...
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Oct 14, 20203 min read
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Arches National Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
Finally – it was the day for Arches National Park to reopen! Knowing they’d get a rush of visitors on their first day back after months...
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Oct 6, 20203 min read
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Moab: 7 Epic Days in Utah
With the warmer temperatures, we both slept well our first night camping near Moab and woke up at 7:30am, ready to begin work at 8:00am....
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Sep 28, 20204 min read
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Goblin Valley State Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
About an hour before Moab, we stopped in to explore Goblin Valley State Park, which is located near Hanksville, Utah. This one-of-a-kind...
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Sep 17, 20202 min read
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Capitol Reef National Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
Since we arrived at Capitol Reef National Park a day earlier than planned, we were able to squeeze in some shorter hikes during the...
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Aug 31, 20203 min read
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument: 7 Epic Days in Utah
We woke up the next morning after a much cooler nights’ rest, and immediately headed towards our first hike of the day, which happened to...
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Aug 23, 20204 min read
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Bryce Canyon National Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
After a good but VERY chilly sleep (we were not expecting temperatures to drop below zero, so that was a bit of a shock), we woke up...
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Aug 14, 20203 min read
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Zion National Park: 7 Epic Days in Utah
Zion National Park – Utah’s oldest and most visited park, and the first of The Mighty Five for our epic weeklong desert road trip. We...
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Aug 7, 20203 min read
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The Ultimate Utah National Park Road Trip: 7 Epic Days
"Utah's national parks are variations on a theme – petrified Jurassic sediments sculpted by wind, water, and time – but each one...
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Jul 27, 20204 min read
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Snowshoeing in Stillwater
It was the Saturday of the long weekend in February, and our plan was to snowshoe to Mystic Lake – a very popular hike in the warmer...
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Jun 8, 20203 min read
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To My Fellow Introverts: The Struggle is Real
There is no doubt that I am an introvert. Introversion and extroversion are often placed on opposite sides of the spectrum, with each of...
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May 11, 20204 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One Where We Lived the HI Life
"Kauai is kind of my place where I go to get centered. It's always my place to come back and feel normal again" - Alana Blanchard Ahhh...
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May 5, 20205 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One With the Highest Highway to Yellowstone
As the three of us (Jordan, Emily, and I) were hiking out from our backpacking excursion to Black Canyon Lake, we chatted about our plans...
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Apr 23, 20203 min read
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Helpful Kitchen Tips for My Fellow Stay-At-Homers
As of yesterday, Montanans have been ordered to shelter-in-place. This means that all individuals currently living in Montana are being...
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Mar 27, 20205 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One With the Bushwhacking
It was the first Thursday in September and we had a visitor!! Emily Denham was here to explore the mountains for a few days! Jordan and I...
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Mar 22, 20203 min read
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The Freeing Reality of Not Being Liked by Everyone
“If your number one goal is to make sure that everyone likes and approves of you, then you risk sacrificing your uniqueness, and,...
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Mar 15, 20203 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One Where the Old Man Wanted to Prove He Was Still Young
Just to prove we actually do work on these trips... With our conference in Denver over, we decided to spend Friday night in the hotel...
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Mar 9, 20203 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One With the 14er
Jordan and I had a trip planned to Denver, CO to attend the National Conference on American Indian and Alaska Native Injury and Violence...
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Mar 2, 20202 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One Where We Finally Make it to The Tetons, Part 3
HAPPY AMERICA DAY!! It was July 4th, and after another not so restful sleep (for me anyway), we got up a little later than planned. So we...
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Feb 24, 20203 min read
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The Throwback Series: The One Where We Finally Make it to The Tetons, Part 2
It was now July 3rd and with our work responsibilities behind us, we woke up early to eat breakfast at the hotel so we could get on the...
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Feb 17, 20204 min read
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