Jump to the recipe… Some of you might be waiting to hear how my 40 days of reset are going now that there are just a few days left before Easter. I think I can some it up nicely in two sentences. One should not plan to simplify one’s life by setting a bunch of…
Author: Shannon Leader
How Not To Do The Manitou Springs Incline
Some of you know that two years ago I took a road trip down to Colorado Springs and while we were there we joined a lot of other people and hiked the Manitou Springs Incline (often just called the Incline). In addition to all the other crazy things going on in my life right now,…
Are You Open To Seeing Through A Different Lens?
As people who love public lands who want to do every thing we can to protect it, it can boggle the mind when we are faced with the reality that not everyone is standing up and carrying the battle as we are. How do others not see the same impending catastrophe that we do? The…
Deconstructed Paleo Sushi Roll
Jump to the recipe… When my husband (yes, husband) and I first started dating, sushi became the one restaurant where we could meet in the middle and find a compromise on eating preferences. He being mostly vegan and me mostly paleo, I compromised on rice and he on fish. Over time we have come to…
Family Time On Stegosaurus Butte
Back in February, on President’s Day Weekend, we had the blessing of a few days with the kids to enjoy some time outdoors. Unfortunately, the avalanche risk was high so our options for playing in the snow were limited. We decided to head up Snoqualmie Pass and revisit the slope I scrambled 6 weeks…
The Most Water I Have Ever Carried On A Hike
Thinking about my most memorable water experience on public lands reminds me of the time Elizabeth and I woke up at 4:15am knowing the day would test both our fortitude and quite possibly our friendship and donned our headlamps. We loaded our packs and headed down to the creek to fill up on water. After…