Trip Reports

I recently went on a work trip to Charleston and had one day on the tail end of the trip to explore the city. There is much more to this cute little city than could be done in one day, but I packed in as much as I could with the time I had. I got an early start to my day with breakfast at Spread Bagelry. This is an Ontario-style wood- fired bagel shop with lots of bagel sandwich options and great coffee! The bagel was great, nothing special. The best part to me was the coffee

A view of the Matterhorn on the hike up to the Hornlihutte (Day 7).   One of my favorite trips of all time was when I hiked the Haute Route in September of 2023 from Chamonix, France to Zermatt, Switzerland. Planning these trips can be a little daunting, but there is nothing like spending back to back days in the alps, drinking coffees, having 3-course dinners, and sleeping in a real (although bunk-style) bed. It's all the best parts of backpacking with all the comforts and e

For the past four years, a group of my girlfriends has been going on an annual outdoorsy fall weekend girls' trip, trying to one-up ourselves every year. We all decided that no matter what we do in the future, our 2024 Lake Powell trip takes the cake. The only downside to this trip? It’s a lot of travel to get to. The closest major airport is Salt Lake City, requiring a 4ish hour drive down to the lake from the airport. However, this trip was SO WORTH IT. The overview: We ren