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 …
How to get cross country skis for newbies! Whether you’re an athlete looking to add another winter sport to your repertoire, a parent looking to get your youngster kitted out, or a seasoned ski pro looking for an all-encompassing resource to send to a friend, I’ve got you. A massive thank you to Kathi Kirkeby, …
Best Hikes & Day Trips Around Boulder, Colorado Upon moving to Boulder in 2022, I knew getting into the high country with ease was a top priority for me. I came from living in ski towns with top-notch mountain access. I knew I wanted to settle in a place where wilderness areas and nature spaces …
Outdoor Inclusivity Awards 2025: The Orgs Making Outdoor Spaces More Accessible It was only recently when recovering from brain surgery, that through some of my travels and outdoor excursions, I noticed the importance of championing and celebrating inclusive orgs and programs. I took it upon myself to create the super legit, tried and true and …
We met traveling in Costa Rica. Because I am a brain tumor survivor, there are certain things I have to look out for when traveling now, that previously may have never occurred to me. Cut back to Costa Rica, I’ve arrived to a group of strangers who would be biking around Lake Arenal and adventuring …
Hola Céntrale America: Costa Rica For my honeymoon, my husband and I spent 9 days in Costa Rica. From our home base in Colorado, we headed to Denver International and flew to San Jose, Costa Rica. After massive delays, we were finally on our way. We booked an airport hotel to meet our travel group …
Naturally, we didn’t think it would be more than a summer fling. Nick and I were from different countries, different worlds, different communities, and different backgrounds after all. It would never work longterm. When I met Nick while we were working in Yosemite, I was infatuated with him. Seems like my years of maintaining unrealistically …
Published December 2023 This November, I took the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bike across India in luxury. What? Yes, you heard that right. And with 430 of my coworkers! Each year, the active travel company where I work offers an all-staff bike ride in a different part of the world. Last year, I missed the company trip …
I lived in Mammoth Lakes, California for over a year and I can honestly say the paddleboarding location options there are abundant. Here, I’ll share my 5 favorite spots to paddleboard around Mammoth Lakes. Lake Mary: Accessible and Easy Lake Mary is the most popular spot to paddleboard around Mammoth Lakes. It’s stunning and easily …
Honored by Runner’s World as “America’s All-Time Best 10K,” Bolder Boulder is even cooler than you think it is… Also one of the largest Memorial Day tributes in the U.S., it’s events like these that bring the local community together, that do truly make me proud to be an American. Running in one of the …