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Waves, Water, and Wind: Taitung to Hualien (The East Coast)

Day 1: Taitung — Shitiping Monday, November 20, 2017 Distance: 63.7 mi / 102.5 km Elevation: 3804 ft / 1159…

adventure, bicycle touring, bike touring, biking around taiwan, cycling, 環島, 露營, mountains, taiwan, travel, 台灣

How we got to our next 6 months

  Tl;dr – We are going on an adventure! Scroll to the bottom if you just want to see our…

exploring, funemployment, life, life plan, no babies yet, opposite of impulse, travel

Confronting ‘The FONF’ (Fear of No Fun)

The FONF stands for The Fear Of No Fun and it encapsulates the self-defeating thoughts and scenarios that weigh you down when confronting challenges.

14er, backcountry, colorado 14ers, exploring, fear, hiking, pigdog, real talk, reflection, splitboarding

It’s all downhill from here! – Mountain bike hauling Mt. Elbert

Hauled our bikes up Mt. Elbert, Colorado’s tallest point. A cruel and unusual, or fun and creative, way to do a 14er depending on which half you’re referring to.

adventure, bike the 14ers, exploring, hike a bike, hiking, mountain bike, mountain biking, mountains, Mt. Elbert, mtb, nature, trip report

Hiking the Mummy (-less) Kill in RMNP

I asked my friend Melanie to include me on one of her bucket list adventures before she moves away in less…

13ers, day hike, exploring, friends, hiking, mountains, Mummy Kill, Mummy Mania, Mummy Range, nature, peak bagging, RMNP, rocky mountain national park

Mt. Shavano – Not to be mistaken with Shavasana

My favorite pose in yoga is Shavasana, the corpse pose, where one lies sprawled on their back quite literally like a corpse and does nothing. It is very relaxing, soothing, and, despite the similarity in their names, has nothing in common with climbing Mt. Shavano, a 14er that tops out at 14,232 ft.

14er, colorado 14ers, exploring, hiking, mountain, nature, outdoor pups, pigdog

Photo Recap of the Steamboat Stinger 2017

What does Emerson do while wallowing over fresh stitches on his chin, a severe wrist bone bruise, half a foot…

bike races, mountain biking, mtb, race, steamboat springs, steamboat stinger, sufferfest, training, xc

Rollin’ up Rollins Pass – July 9, 2017

(Read in SNL Stefan voice) Colorado’s hottest casual spin on a weekend is the Rollins Pass trail. It follows the…

exploring, india peaks wilderness, mountain biking, nature, trestles, trip report

Super Fun Run-times: The Thelma & Louise Half Marathon in Moab

Over the first weekend of June, I ran the Thelma and Louise Half Marathon in Moab. Besides a couple bubbly…

Event Recaps, friends, half marathon, Moab, mountain biking, running, training

Trip Report: Backcountry Splitboarding James Peak SE Face (Lite) – May 6, 2017

Injuries have plagued Emerson for the past several weeks after an unintentional off-trail mountain bike barrel roll. He’s been heartily…

backcountry, skiing, snowboarding, splitboarding, spring skiing

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