Month: July 2013

  • Montana Evenings

    Montana Evenings

    One of the best things about Montana in the summer is the sunsets. It doesn’t get any better than looking out over the Gallatin Valley and the surrounding mountains. Doesn’t hurt when you are house sitting over at a house with an amazing view!   aldkjfaldkfj

  • Back to the City

    Back to the City

    Day 6 (Monday) Chitwan to Kathmandu, Nepal We woke up early once again so that we could enjoy the last bit of our time down south. This time we got to enjoy a nice bird walk. There were just a few of us ready as we stood outside with our guide. He began telling us…

  • STP

    STP

    Despite only having my longest ride be 35 miles, I managed to ride from Seattle to Portland! The ride was a blast and the company was great. Now I have two century rides under my belt and in one weekend! More on the ride later!

  • A Note About Trekking

    A Note About Trekking

    trek 1. To journey on foot, especially to hike through mountainous areas. I could have always used the other definition of “a slow, arduous journey” but thought that it was rarely applicable to our trip. Now for those of you not versed in the world of long distance walking, it actually is a fulfilling activity that…

  • A View of the Valley on Indepedance Day

    A View of the Valley on Indepedance Day

      Brent and I were house sitting over the fourth for some friends that live up in the foothills of the Bridger Mountains. This gave us an amazing view of the valley for the 4th of July. We were not very close to the fireworks going off in town, but that didn’t matter. We had…

  • Canoes, Elephants and More!

    Canoes, Elephants and More!

    Day 5 (Sunday) Chitwan National Park, Nepal After a non-air conditioned night’s sleep, I woke up to almost normal sized ankles! It was also another early morning as we had a whole day of events planned. We met everyone for breakfast in the comfortable morning air. It was nice and relaxing not to hear the…

  • Jim Bridger Trail Run

    Jim Bridger Trail Run

    A few weeks ago, my running friend approached me and asked if I would be interested in running the Jim Bridger Trail Run. I was unsure as I had not been running much with just getting back from Nepal and having been sick for the week after getting back. I kicked my running back up…

  • A Drive to Chitwan

    A Drive to Chitwan

    Day 4 (Saturday) Chitwan National Park, Nepal We woke up early for breakfast as we needed to leave the hotel by 6:15 in the morning. This was not bad as I was still waking up fairly early with the sun coming in the window. We were not planning on coming back to this hotel, so…