Locations
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Where to Kayak In Austin (And What to Eat Afterwards)
The most popular place to kayak in Austin is Lady Bird Lake, which runs through the center of our city. Kayaking on Lady Bird is perfect, because the lake is beautiful, wide, and doesn’t…
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Kayaking Lady Bird Lake
More info on where to rent kayaks can be found in this post: Where to Rent Kayaks in Austin (and Where to Eat Afterwards) One of the things I do in my free…
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Trail Report: Gorgeous Day on the Greenbelt
Welcome back from the holiday, everyone. I needed an extra cup of coffee this morning to get going. Why does the first day back from a holiday always have to be so hard?…
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5 Great Day Hikes in the Austin Area
The 4th of July is a great excuse to get outside and enjoy this beautiful country of ours. For those of you in the Austin area, here are my favorite places to get…
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Lots of Peaches
This weekend my college friends and I went to Fredericksburg, Texas to visit local wineries and pick up peaches. As we drove through the outskirts of Fredericksburg, passing peach orchards and vineyards, I…
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A Glimpse of the Divine at Garden of the Gods
One of the highlights in the Colorado Springs area is Garden of the Gods, a registered National Natural Landmark (say that ten times fast) and the home of majestic rock formations jutting up…
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“That’s Beautiful!”
Like many three-year-olds, my niece Grace gets on kicks where she repeats certain phrases in response to just about anything she experiences. Not long ago, she was obsessed with saying, “I think so?”…
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7 Great Stops in Healdsburg Wine Region
I’m still reminiscing about where I was on Friday of last week. It was so wonderful! I can feel the breeze on my neck and the stem of a wine glass in my…
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Brunch, Besties, and Batteries to Bluffs Trail
This weekend I went to visit Holly, one of my best girlfriends, in San Francisco. Holly and I go back; we met in Washington, DC after college while both living big city life…
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If at First You Don’t Succeed…
Over Memorial Day weekend Brandon and I flew down to the Dominican Republic to watch a childhood friend of mine get married. It was a sentimental moment for me, as I’ve known this…
