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Forever grateful for long days in the mountains. ❤️🏔 #summerisherebutimisswinter #postholingfordays #yosemitenationalpark #winterbackcountry #womeninthewild #livelifegetoutdoors #wherethewildthingsare #staywild #shemovesmountains #herwanderfullife
"My fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty." -Elayne Boosner #mycocaptain #dogsonboats #boatdog #easternsierras #lakedaysarethebestdays #dayonthewater #forceofnature #cashmeoutside #sheventures #amongt
This past weekend marked another year around the sun. I spent my magical day in the backcountry bagging peaks, logging miles and crossing rivers. I cuddled with Moo, watched as she guarded our campsite with a purpose and encouraged her along every bo
Instead of looking at this as the worst year ever, why don’t we start looking at this as a new beginning? A new beginning of washing our hands, a new beginning of interacting with others, a new beginning of standing up for our beliefs and our h
We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak. We don’t need to have Moo-sized ears to listen, we just need to close our mouths for a bit and pay closer attention to those who cannot be heard. #endlesschatter
Summer is my favorite season and Moo is my favorite first mate 🐶🏔 #whyareherearslikethat #paddleboarding #lakedays #easternsierra #lakedaysarethebest #summervibes #summer #tiogapass #ellerylake #dogsthatpaddleboard #forceofnature #cashmeoutside #sh
It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Who would have thought this little 14 pounder would be chasing bears, catching mice, bagging peaks, and soaking up every single moment of backcountry adven
Do you believe.. In hope? In love? In good people? In beauty? In faith? In magic....? #doyoubelieveinmagic #hope #sierrasunset #getoutstayout #seekthetrails #livelifeoutside #mountainlife #womeninthewild #livelifegetoutdoors #wherethewildthingsare
I am beyond privileged. I struggle with my privilege daily I have struggled with many hardships as a child, teenager, adolescent and adult, but none of these hardships stemmed from the color of my skin. I run alone in my neighborhood and the only con
You have to hold out to see how your life unfolds. Yes, we are the authors of our life, but there are also so many external factors that we cannot control (hello, COVID). Life is most likely beyond what you can imagine. It is not a question of wheth
“Hold fast to dreams, For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird, That cannot fly”. -Langston Hughes #lifeisbutadream #dream #easternsierra #nightsky #alpinelakes #starrynight #sonyalpha #springtime #cashmeoutside #sheventures #among