Category Archive: Life

Montana Adventure Posts Coming Soon

Montana Blog Posts Coming Soon

I just spent two weeks in Montana. It was great. It included traversing the Beartooth Pass, Yellowstone Park, hiking in the Gallatin National Forest and fly fishing in the Paradise Valley. Here’s a Beartooth Pass teaser- stay tuned for more!

Missing Climbers: You Can Help

UPDATE: It is with great sadness that I update this post to say that the search is now complete. My thoughts continue to be with Ben and Gil’s friends and families and my… Continue reading

Announcement: We’re Engaged!

It is with great joy that I announce that The Boy is now The Fiancé! In a perfect tribute to our adventurous spirit, he asked me to marry him at the top of… Continue reading

What I take when I hike in the backcountry

I just came back from what should have been a 6 mile, low-key hike with the pups. Instead, we are cold, exhausted, drenched and a little freaked out because Mother Nature wanted to… Continue reading

New Favorite App: Snapseed

Snapseed is my new favorite app*. It’s like Photoshop and Instagram had a baby that quietly lives in your iPhone (or iPad, or desktop) and only does really cute things that you want… Continue reading

Red Rocks and Red Deer Lake

I just had the most idyllic Colorado summer weekend seeing Avett Brothers at Red Rocks and backpacking to Red Deer Lake in the Indian Peaks Wilderness. Avett Brothers Ever since I was a… Continue reading

5 Days in San Francisco

I just spent 5 days living the life in San Francisco. I went to San Fran for my annual scientific conference and spent some time with my science hat on, but was also… Continue reading

First Week Living in Denver

Alright, so I’ve lived in Denver for a week. It’s still not “home” (we won’t get our things for at least another 5 days, or more than 3 weeks after we left Pittsburgh,… Continue reading

A Love Letter to Pittsburgh

Dear Pittsburgh, I am sorry that I left you. It seemed abrupt and too soon, but I had to go. It wasn’t that you weren’t good enough or beautiful enough, but it was… Continue reading

Moving from Pittsburgh to Denver

So we kind of survived the move. Last Thursday we packed up our beautiful home in Pittsburgh, loaded 3 of 4 of our bikes on the a new Thule rack (amazing, but horrible… Continue reading