03 Monday Nov 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Products I Love
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backpacking, camping, hiking, kelty, mountains, nature, outdoors, product review, tent, trail, trail ridge 2, travel
As you may know, I have been in love with REI’s Half Dome 2 and to find a tent that goes beyond my expectations is a true accomplishment! I had the privilege to receive Kelty’s Trail Ridge 2 tent. This tent is lighter, wider, taller, and has larger vestibule area! Continue reading
21 Thursday Aug 2014
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etiquette, hiking, hiking 101, hiking etiquette, hiking rules, hiking trail, outdoors, outdoors etiquette, trail, who has the right of way
There are unspoken rules of the dirt trail and I’m here to list off a few (feel free to tell me your rules of trail!)…. Continue reading
07 Monday Jul 2014
Posted in Camping Trips, Guest Blogs, Hiking, Tips
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active, backpacking, camping, guest blog, hiking, nature, outdoors, sleep tips, sleeping, trail
Has sleeping on the trail always been a challenge for you? Check out the post I wrote for Active.com with 8 tips to sleeping on the trail!
05 Thursday Dec 2013
Posted in Products I Love
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book, book review, books, camping, cheryl strayed, hiking, mountain, outdoors, pacific crest trail, PCT, trail, wild
Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
My Uncle, who works fom Random House Inc and is a fellow book lover, gave me this book as I recovered from my recent knee surgery. Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail documents a young girl who recently loses her mother and decides to hike the Mexico to Canada mountain trail Continue reading
02 Monday Dec 2013
Posted in Guest Blogs, Hiking, Photos
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camping, hiking, nature, northern california, outdoors, Purisima, Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP, redwoods, San Mateo, santa clara, trail, trees
Blog: http://www.imoverthehill.com
For Hike Number 22, I drove to San Mateo County, just north of Santa Clara County, in Northern California. An easy drive up the 280 Freeway, very quick exit onto CA 92, and then a windy, foggy drive on Skyline Boulevard took me to Purisima Creek Redwoods OSP. Continue reading
05 Monday Aug 2013
Posted in Camping Trips, Hiking, Photos
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Alaska, backpacking, camping, Chilkoot, hike, hiking, Klondike Gold Rush, nature, outdoors, photo, photography, trail
My world-traveling cousin, Emily, just got back from Alaska. Here are her words to describe her recent trip:
“My first backpacking trip took me through the Himalayas in Nepal. Honestly, after such a wildly foreign and extreme inaugural experience, I figured no other backpacking trip could compare. And then I arrived in Alaska. I can unreservedly say that Alaska is the most breathtakingly scenic place to which I’ve been. Over the course of a 20-hour car ride Continue reading
10 Monday Jun 2013
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camping, camping for girls, cowles mountain, hike, hiking, mountain, mountain trail, nature, outdoors, photo, photography, pic, pictures, trail
Saturday afternoon, my boyfriend and I took on the challenge of Cowles Mountain- a mountain located in heart of east county San Diego in between Santee and La Mesa. There are several different trails to take and we took the hardest (yes, I’m bragging 🙂 ). The back side of Cowles boasts an 1,100 Continue reading
