It doesn’t seem right to dive into the stories about my recent honeymoon to the Southwest without first sharing about what led up to us getting on a plane to Las Vegas for a week of playing in the sun and exploring more of the outdoors without fear of rain (a common plight for those…
Author: Shannon Leader
You Want Me To Go Up Where?
Have you ever had one of those moments you aren’t sure you can go forward and you most certainly can’t go back the way you came? On the first full day of our honeymoon trip to Arizona and Southern Utah, we got up in the morning and drove to the Paria Contact Station outside Grand…
Savory Kale Stone Age Bread
Jump to the recipe… I’ve been thinking about how to share our trip to Utah and Arizona and I think it will go a bit differently than my Spring Break saga of last year. Rather than chronological storytelling, it will come out in hikes, recipes and adventures. Truth be told, as much fun as we…
2 Upcoming Book Talks on Geology and Hiking The Pacific Crest Trail
I want to share with some upcoming events in the north end where you can learn more about some amazing outdoor books I have talked about here on the blog! Geology Underfoot in Western Washington The first one is a book presentation by Dave Tucker who I wrote about in Geology Under Our Feet. …
Sweet and Salty Coconut Chips
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…
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,…