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Hell Hole
By Our Readers on February 22, 2012
I can’t even tell you what happened while I was under. How I got out of my boat. When I decided to pull my spray skirt or if I did any of the consciously. My eyes were closed, my mind blank.
Posted in Newbies! | Tagged Kayaking, Water Stories | 4 Responses
Trail Fights and a Newlywed’s Confession
By Our Readers on February 14, 2012
Even if we aren’t on a trail, dirty, or trying to walk in the wilderness, we get mad at the people we love most when we are stressed, tired, hungry, or otherwise out of kilter.
Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged Hiking Stories, Reader Stories | 5 Responses
Mountain bike girl buys road bike and SPANDEX!
By Our Readers on February 8, 2012
I am a mountain bike instructor, and love bombing down the dirt trails on my full suspension bike…not riding in traffic on the road!
Posted in Blog | Tagged Cycling Stories | 4 Responses
First Riverboarding Descent of the Sun Kosi River, Nepal
By Our Readers on January 30, 2012
Vera Saulino tells of her intrepid expedition riverboarding down the Sun Kosi River, Nepal.
Posted in Water | Tagged Reader Stories, Water Stories | Leave a response
Dawn of the New Year
By Our Readers on January 11, 2012
Surrounded by couples in lip locks and rogue packs of 16-year-old Italian boys, we five female travel companions counted together the last seconds of 2011. “Tre, due, uno!” The crowd erupted with slurred shouts of “buono anno!” and I realize this night makes up for a year of lost time.
Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged Stories | 1 Response
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
By Our Readers on December 12, 2011
Spend an afternoon walking in the woods, swim bare breasted under a waterfall, push yourself through waves in the ocean or sing your heart out around a campfire. Feel yourself wild and powerful and a precious part of the life that grows all around you.
Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged Hiking Stories | 5 Responses
Finding the Flavor of Wales
By Our Readers on December 5, 2011
On her first trip to Wales, Tennessee-based writer Ann Yungmeyer finds that artisan cuisine puts the small but passionate country on the Foodie map.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Destinations, Travel | 1 Response
Kim Reichhelm Ski Adventures
By Our Readers on November 29, 2011
Whether you’re a female skier looking to learn from other women, a couple yearning for the steep and deep, a family wanting to visit South America or an expert skier seeking a one-of-a-kind Alaska heli skiing trip, World Extreme Skiing Champion Kim Reichhelm offers unique experiences with a common theme of progression.
Posted in Blog | Tagged Events, skiing, Skills, Snow Stories, Training | 1 Response
Craziness or Sanity?
By Our Readers on November 14, 2011
You know that feeling when everyone thinks you are a little crazy? But, instead you know that your choices are the sanest ones you could make? That’s how I felt about a month ago…
Posted in Reader Stories | Tagged Hiking Stories | 3 Responses
Freeing The Mind
By Our Readers on November 7, 2011
I’ll admit, I was in for this ride for all the wrong reasons. My reasoning for signing up was so I’d hopefully get in better shape and come back a certified yoga teacher. I had no intention to come back with a changed outlook on the world at large.
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One Jeep, One Month
By Our Readers on October 31, 2011
Two twenty-something year old girls traveling cross-country in a white seven-year-old Jeep Liberty seems like a recipe for danger and we certainly invited it many a time.
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A Lyrical Landscape Along the Danube Bike Trail
By Our Readers on October 24, 2011
Ann Yungmeyer’s great travelogue on her cycling trip down the Danube Bike Trail.
Posted in Reader Stories, Travel | Tagged Cycling Stories, Destinations, Travel | 2 Responses
Just baby and me
By Our Readers on September 17, 2011
Melynda Harrison finds a different sort of adventure, traveling to South America with a toddler in tow.
Posted in Reader Stories, Travel | Tagged Travel | 5 Responses



