I am the guest on the Ten Junk Miles Podcast this week, discussing my finish at the Rocky Raccoon 100 mile race. We talk about the race and a lot of other random things. Go for a run and give it a listen.

This past weekend, I ran the Rocky Raccoon 100 mile trail race in Huntsville, TX . It was my second 100. My first was Hallucination 100 in Michigan last September, where I actually ran 106 miles after

Here is my entry for @juliank's #landscapephotography contest. This is a view of the glacial Lake Louise in Banff National Park, Canada. The photo was taken from the Plain of Six Glaciers trail on our

As part of our trip to Glacier National Park, we ventured into Canada to Waterton Lakes National Park. A large portion of the park burned last year, but it is slowly getting back to normal. The Waterton

On January 13, 2018, I ran the Frozen Gnome 50k (31 miles) in Crystal Lake IL. The temperature at the start, and really for most of the race, was 3 degrees Fahrenheit and -16 Celsius. The course was

I took photos of this curious chipmunk in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. The chipmunk was on a trail above one of the tea houses and was quite tame. I'm sure hikers had previously fed it. It knew

Just a quickie photo share. I took photos of this marmot on the Lake Louise tea house trail in Banff National Park, Canada. I will be writing up some photo tours from that trip soon!

I got a bit out of order on the tour ! I realized that I forgot to cover the hike out from the Sperry Chalet. So here it is now. We hiked into Sperry the long way on the Gunsight trail, stayed two nights,

We went to Iceberg Lake late in the season, so there were less icebergs than there would be earlier in the season. But it was a beautiful hike and a nice glacial lake. These photos are from my husband's

On my last trip to Glacier National Park, I got two interesting photos of bears. One was beautiful and the other not a particularly good photo, but it comes with a good story. First, before I get to the

Grinell Glacier in Glacier National Park is a spectacular hike that is limited in availability to just a few months of the year. Our first year at Glacier, we were unable to do the hike as it was still

Hello! A few days ago I introduced myself, thinking I would be like this Goat here on Steemit. You might be wondering, what the heck does she mean by that? Well, I thought I might leap around from topic

Our hike from Sperry Chalet to the Comeau Pass Staircase and Sperry Glacer was simply amazing. This is about 8 miles round trip from the Chalet area and is steep. It is best done camping in the Sperry

In 2014, we took a multi-week hiking tour of Glacier National Park. Our stay at the hike-in Sperry Chalet was a key highlight of the trip. Sadly, Sperry burned last summer during the Sprague fire. More

My husband and I hiked 13.5 miles over Gunsight Pass to the hike-in Sperry Chalet in Glacier National Park. We then stayed two nights at the chalet and hiked out via the 6-mile Lake McDonald trail. Sadly,

I did a summer hike on the 11-mile highline trail in Glacier National Park. This hike starts at the summit of Logan Pass on the Going to the Sun Road and runs to the Loop, a popular parking and scenic

This is my entry for the #foodphotography contest run by @juliank. I love these grain-free English muffins. they are made with almond flour and are done in 90 seconds in the microwave. Then just slice

This is my entry for the #animalphotography contest hosted by @photocontests and @juliank. I took pictures of this stately raven at a stop along the ice fields parkway between Banff and Jasper Canada.

Thanks @kalemandra for the #colorchallenge! This photo was taken from my travels to Secrets Capri in Playa del Carmen Mexico. We were there at Christmas 2015, which is always a great time for red photos!

I love getting somewhere warm in winter! Several years ago, my husband and I took a long weekend and visited the Hyatt Zilara Rose Hall in Montego Bay Jamaica. Hyatt Zilara is an adults only, all inclusive