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From the road…

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  • We did it, all of it.

    And yes, at 34 weeks pregnant. Here is the thing about meeting your person at age 40: you do everything all at once. I left Norway last November when I was eight weeks pregnant. We found out the wonderful news just days after Serhii’s visa to the US was approved.…

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  • Wyoming: When Nature gets Muddy

    Originally, I had only one destination in mind: the Sawtooths in Idaho, an area I had long planned to visit, but life circumstances had gotten…

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  • 10 Days, 100 Hours: Vipassana

    After a brief turnaround at my home base in Colorado, I hit the road again. This trip would take me through Wyoming and into Idaho,…

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  • Bear, Plus One

    Bear, Plus One

    Colorado has had a tragic array of summer fires. It has been a bad year. In some places, the thunderstorms with rain that generally mark…

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  • The Uninvited Guest

    The Uninvited Guest

    My parents met in Denver in the late 70’s. Before they had kids, they were avid hikers and backpackers. Little did we know, but setting…

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I’m Kate, the author behind this blog. I love to travel and tell stories. Lately, I have been traveling a lot which means I have been telling a lot of stories.