Hello Reader, Are you planning a trip next year and need to pack more efficiently? Do you have a friend/family member who loves to travel? Do you need to refresh your hiking and outdoor gear for 2025? I got you...well...this newsletter has you! In a special newsletter edition, I will be sharing genuinely useful travel gifts. These are items I've actually used and loved over the course of 18 years of travel. Most travel lists are crap, just general lists that the author has researched and...
20 days ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, Ugh—I sort of hated typing that subject line and putting the words grateful and black Friday in the same sentence. Sorry. However, there is room to hold both inside of me, which is why I decided to leave the subject line and send this email. I'm getting ready to hop on a plane on the busiest travel day in the US to spend a few days with family in South Dakota. I'm going to take the advice that I provided recently on a local radio show and go to the airport early. I will be...
29 days ago • 7 min read
Hello Reader, I'm back on solid ground after my Falklands/South Georgia/Antarctica trip! This was my third trip to Antarctica and my first to South Georgia, and it was once again absolutely epic. Walking over the crest of the hill and seeing 600,000+ penguins as far as my eyes could see, framed by a magnificent hanging glacier was about more than my mind could process. At that moment, I felt so much gratitude for witnessing this part of our world - this spectacle of wildlife more incredible...
about 1 month ago • 6 min read
Hello Reader, Greetings from the middle of the Atlantic Ocean! More on that below... I knew my fall would be really busy with many trips - so much so that I've had a hard time getting this newsletter out between trips. I recently returned from an epic trip in Bhutan and a short stop in Japan. And now I'm back on the road again. Bhutan was full of surprises for me. Not only was it much warmer than I was expecting - it was also more lush/green, cleaner, architecturally interesting, and...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, Happy September! I just wrapped up one of my hardest Capitol Routes - Santa Fe, NM, to Denver, CO! One of my favorite things about making big journeys where I'm trying to get from point A to point B is that you get stronger every day. It's a great feeling! It doesn't matter if you are hiking the Camino de Santiago, competing in India's Rickshaw Run, or biking from Capitol to Capitol - you will get stronger physically and mentally every day of the journey. That's precisely how I...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, Is hiking in the Himalayas on your bucket list? It was on mine - and back in 2009 my dad and I hiked the entire Annapurna Circuit in Nepal - and it has been one of my favorite countries ever since! The Himalayas in Nepal are more than majestic—they are awe-inspiring. Hiking among these monster peaks was one of the highlights of my travels. Now, you can hike among these peaks in the Everest region with me and a bunch of other hike-loving women September 16 - 29 of 2025. Hiking...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, Next week I start my 8th Capitol Route from Santa Fe, NM to Denver, CO. I am so excited about this route - mainly because this gives me an opportunity to show off my home state. I will be slowly riding the 420 miles through the most scenic parts of Colorado including the San Luis Valley, Great Sand Dunes National Park, Leadville, Lake Dillon, up and over Loveland Pass (12,000 ft), and down through Idaho Springs into Denver on my beloved Denver bike trails. I am also equally...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, I'm tired after 6 Days of hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park! But it was so worth it! I traveled for the first time with Adventures in Good Company (AGC) - a women-only active adventure company based out of Colorado. It was such a refreshing trip, and exciting to meet so many women who love hiking and the outdoors. I enjoy doing women-only trips occasionally - it just feels different. I like being surrounded by women when you are challenging yourself physically or mentally....
5 months ago • 5 min read
Hello Reader, Hello from hot Nebraska! I'm attempting to complete my 7th Capitol Route from Cheyenne Wyoming to Lincoln, Nebraska. The good news is that it's flat, and I love rural Nebraska and its small towns. I also have a great new Logistics Queen, Denise, who has been so incredibly helpful on this journey! I've been having a great trip - pedaling, drinking, and eating ice cream. The bad news is that the weather has been challenging. First it was 30mph gusty crosswinds I had to contend...
6 months ago • 5 min read
