We’re on Spring Break! So today, a guest post from freelance writer, Hilary Smith. California and neighboring Nevada have recently experienced near record-breaking rainfall along with some serious flooding. All this precipitation has brought a ton of snow up to the Sierra Nevada Mountains and lifted the spirits of many snow-goers anticipating an enormous pile of fresh powder just […]
Outdoor Adventure
Inspiration For All at SHE VENTURES Boulder
A guest post from Heather Hogoboom, brave ski mom and lifelong friend. Heather attended last week’s SHE VENTURES event in Boulder, Colorado. I am thrilled to feature her perspective on the event. SHE VENTURES. Verb? Adjective? Actually a little of both with lots of energy and sass. Kind of like that friend who takes control of […]
Skiing versus Screen Time: Which is Winning?
I’ve come across some shocking statistics recently. The first, as quoted in an article on Snowbrains, cites a study on indoor air pollutants that found average Americans are outdoors only about 7% of the time. A full 87% is spent indoors, with an additional 6% spent in cars. When you work this out in days, […]
Venture to SHE VENTURES (Event Ticket Giveaway)
Jen Gurecki, the founder of
The Biggest Adventure
For 18 years, my husband and I have been getting outdoors with our kids. When our oldest son was just shy of one month we took him high into the San Juan Mountains for a retreat at the family cabin. On the first night of our journey, he slept through for the first time, a […]