Having spent only a short few months living in Colorado, it felt like every single person I met had the same piece of advice: have you done the Hanging Lake hike? Hearing the constant praise for this legendary spot, I finally decided to see it for myself on September 30, 2014. I woke up early, […]
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Stumps of Stone: Pivoting to Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument When your morning plans wrap up early, the open road always has a way of calling. Over Labor Day weekend in August 2014, I was visiting a friend and her family in the area. We spent a spectacular morning watching giant, colorful envelopes lift into
I was in Brazil for a work trip in October 2013, and two coworkers and I decided we’d take a few extra days to explore more of the area, specifically she wanted to see Iguazu Falls. Unfortunately, one couldn’t end up coming, but my other coworker and I carried on to enjoy a country we
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In October 2013, during a work trip to Brazil, I had the extraordinary opportunity to visit one of the New Seven Wonders of the World: Christ the Redeemer. What made this experience even more special was sharing it with colleagues as part of a group activity, transforming what could have been just another tourist excursion
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I’d heard about a fire walking event about two hours away. Even though it was something I desperately wanted to do, the combination of distance and terror meant I wasn’t about to show up alone among a group of strangers So I asked some guy to come with me- making it an unexpectedly intense second
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Last weekend I tried ziplining…you know, in case I ever go on the Amazing Race, I need to have this skill. No, in all seriousness, I purchased a LivingSocial deal in October thinking it would be fun, and since it is on my list of things to do if I ever go to Costa Rica,
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