This is What It’s Like to Live in A Sprinter Van for 11 Weeks | 28 Aug 2014

Also could be titled, this is what it’s like to drive 5,000 miles and live in a sprinter van for 11 weeks with two smelly boys and eight bicycles… (more...) [6 comments]

Grand Plans for the Grand Canyon (Or, I can’t be hardcore all the time, so give a girl a break) | 17 Jun 2014

Not the grandest adventure ever. (more...) [8 comments]

Santa Fe Brewing Canning Machine

Behind the Scenes at Santa Fe Brewing Company | 19 Jan 2014

Disclaimer: As a member of the Santa Fe Brewing/Pivot Cycles mountain bike race team, I get free beer. Somewhat frequently. I was, however, in no way obligated, requested, guilt-tripped or otherwise manipulated into writing this post. I did so of … (more...) [9 comments]

What to Do in Death Valley | 17 Jan 2014

This post is mainly pictures because sometimes images speak louder than words, or whatever. No, actually, I’m just super busy and feeling horrible about how I have all these gorgeous photos of Death Valley sitting on my computer doing nothing. … (more...) [13 comments]

A Love Affair with New Mexican Green Chile (plus a recipe!) | 15 Jan 2014

The first time I went to New Mexico, almost three years ago, I fell in love. With a boy. This boy, in fact. But I also fell in love with the place. As we drove away away from Albuquerque on … (more...) [22 comments]

#fauxtogram | Phoenix, Arizona | 22 Dec 2013

The past week’s itinerary: Monterey, CA to Laguna, CA to Death Valley to Phoenix, AZ to Albuquerque, NM and now, finally, to Taos. Exhaustion, long hours in the car and a sinus infection. Life on the road. You can look … (more...) [2 comments]

5 Reasons the American Southwest is Amazing, as told by my iPhone | 13 Nov 2013

I was the last person in America to acquire a smartphone. I swear, two-year-olds and nursing home residents had iPhones before me. But I was fine. Really, I was, I didn’t need an iPhone. In fact I was starting to … (more...) [2 comments]

America by Train | 1 Jan 2012

Chicago to Lamy, New Mexico. 25 hours. 2 time zones. Illinois. Iowa. Missouri. Kansas. Colorado. New Mexico. Lots of sky. Lots of cornfields. (more...) [3 comments]

Roadtripping Colorado: All Downhill From Here | 28 Aug 2011

The scene: Trestle Mountain Bike Park for the Trestle All-Mountain Enduro. Winter Park, Colorado is the resorty-est of resort towns but all is forgiven because the view is splendid. Also, there are enough bikes in Winter Park to cancel out … (more...) [0 comments]