After spending a few days at Base Camp (13,943 ft.), we were finally ready to go back up. We loaded our packs and did the darn thing. It felt a little better this time and I kept the negativity at bay. It was crazy to think this was our second time doing this, but that's [...]
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A Female Perspective From the Tallest Peak Outside of the Himalayas: Part I
I couldn't possibly. There's no way. I can't do this. All of these thoughts went through my head multiple times a day from the moment I decided I wanted to attempt to trek up the tallest peak outside of the Himalayas. I would stare in the mirror as if my face, my eyes, had the [...]
How I Love thee, PNW, Let Me Count the Ways
After being home for a few weeks and getting a bit of adulting done, I headed out to Olympia, WA to visit my EBC bestie, Jo. We didn't have much planned, besides going on a road trip down the coast into California for a week or so. We were just gonna wing it and have [...]
Around the World in 60+ Days
This was the biggest, scariest, craziest thing I have ever done. It was also the most amazing and most inspiring adventure I have ever been on. Traveling around the world to places I had only dreamed of going and doing it alone seemed like an impossibility a year ago. It's now almost 7 months since [...]
My Week As a Kiwi
I know I haven't said much about my adventures as a storm chaser, but I went on three great tours last year, which led me to taking the plunge and going international with my travels. I met a lot of wonderful, down-to-earth, kind, and big-hearted people on my chases with Silver Lining Tours, one of which [...]
Down Under Where Everything Can Kill You
I had this whirlwind romance with Nepal, and I was very sad to leave my trekking family. Part of me thought I should just end my travels there because it couldn't get any better than what I just experienced. Nothing could top Nepal. I was right. NOTHING could top that experience, but that didn't mean [...]
Trekking To One of the World’s Natural Wonders: Part Two
So, I was feeling a bit off on this day, with waves of nausea and feeling okay washing over me. We were on our way to the village of Kunde today and I wasn't the only one having a bit of trouble. Dean was in the beginning stages of feeling awful for a while, so [...]
Trekking To One of the World’s Natural Wonders: Part One
Our group had to be up and ready to go by 5 am. so that we could get to the airport and secure the first flight out of Kathmandu (4,593 ft.) heading to Lukla (9,380 ft.). We had some hiccups with the hotel that morning: our wake up call only came a few minutes before [...]
A Year of Following My Heart
I thought I needed to recognize today since it was the catalyst to everything that has happened since then. A year ago today is kind of where it all started...I follwed my wandering heart and adventurous spirit to Denver to chase storms. It was difficult and I often looked back in the beginning. With all [...]
Elevate Nepal GoFundMe Project
Elevate Nepal (follow this link for information on this very important project and to watch a video on what it's all about). I am so excited to share this in hopes that it will help Elevate reach its goal very quickly! This project has been in the works for a while now with initial focus being [...]
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