North Cascades Fun

Big glaciers, big mountains, big valleys, big packs, big granite. North Cascades National Park

McKinley Meets A Porcupine

Even metrosexual puppies get a hankering every now and then to chase critters in the woods. The Beartooth plateau is home to more than just breathtaking vistas, clean granite cracks and some of the best spring skiing in the West. Porcupines also call this alpine-lake-spotted-tundra-paradise home, and my little Fancy Pants (aka McKinley) got a personal introduction. MK was certain to spruce up post-quill-extraction with a little sea kelp mint conditioner and pore exfoliater. It's hard being this fancy.

Oh Canada!

Three reasons to move to Canada:
1. No G Dub
2. Canadian Rockies
3. Sweatshop Union

New Zealand

Iowa farm girl meets 7 million sheep, glacier infested peaks, and chocolate pudding with scrummy choc chips. Love at first sight.