Your local’s guide to skiing in Queenstown, New Zealand on an epic ski trip. Having lived in 3 ski towns internationally and with over 300 days on snow, I’m an experienced snowboarder with 7 ski seasons of experience across 15 resorts in the US and in New Zealand. As shown in the images below from …
All good ideas come on hikes, right? Right. A friend and I headed down to Te Anau to hike up to Lake Marian, pictured below. I was having an especially difficult period while living in Queenstown, and we wanted to get out of town for the weekend. As we reached the summit of the hike, …
Year 3 of Bolder Boulder, I wanted to try a different approach that included my passion for high-altitude running, fitness, friends and fun. What race do you know of that’s a political protest, Memorial Day tribute, bellydance extravaganza, local business showcase, and slip-n-slide party? That’d be Bolder Boulder! And the event is even sponsored by …
I saw a photo of a girl I vaguely knew on Facebook, Jav, rocking a bright blue cap with a huge smile strewn across her face. The page she was tagged on was called, Mt. Sanitas Mad Hatter Project – Random Acts of Kindness. The description reads: In 2025, Curtis Jones began to give out …
Cross-posted with my friends at Trail Sisters I’ve been running for 10 years, but I do not call myself a runner. I am a trained dancer. I am a hiker. I am a snowboarder and mountain athlete. But I am definitely not a runner. I don’t track my times, know my pace or know any …