“Live your life as you would climb a mountain. An occasional glance toward the summit to keep the goal in mind, but many beautiful scenes are to be observed from each new vantage point.” ~Harold Melchert Those are wise words. The mountains are where I feel most alive, and being among them reminds me about the […] Read more
There are some experiences that are nearly impossible to recapture in words. The past two weeks have been one of those experiences for me. I’ve thought a lot about how to share the moments, hikes, runs and photos from my great west adventure in Grand Teton, Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks with my family. I’m […] Read more
I went from swearing I’d never run a marathon in my life to running three in the same year. It was 2011, and I’d recently caught the long-distance running bug after completing the Chicago Marathon in 2010. Like many people who join a running group and run their first marathon, I was hooked from the […] Read more
By now, I realize it’s quite possible you may be under the impression I was abducted by aliens. Or, you may have guessed I fell into a crack in the Earth and completely disappeared. Or, you may have concluded I retreated to the North Pole to escape the Florida heat and have lost all Internet […] Read more