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No Monkey Business: One of My Favorite Lake Tahoe Trails
Today was one of those beautiful Tahoe days where being outdoors was a given. I decided to do one of my favorite trails that I was first introduced to in x-country running in high school. We fondly...
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Lake Tahoe Flume Trail: Best Out-and-Back Run
Why do you run? If you are like most runners, you have more than one reason. It might be to relieve stress, accomplish a goal, improve your health, lose weight, etc. All of these are absolutely...
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Mount Tallac Hike Review and Video
Mt. Tallac, or “Great Mountain” as translated in Washoe, is the highest peak closest to the shores of Lake Tahoe. It stands 9,735’ above sea level and this weekend I stood on the tippy top to make it...
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Mt. Houghton and Relay Peak Hike
If you have been to Lake Tahoe or live in the area, you have likely heard of Mt. Rose. It is the highest peak on the North Shore of Lake Tahoe and stands at 10,776 feet above sea level. What you may...
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Rifle Peak Hike
Happy Hump Day! It’s only Wednesday and this week is already turning out to be awesome. To start, I received a check-up call from my oral surgeon on Monday. How nice is that?! He wanted to make sure...
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Girls’ Weekend in Desolation Wilderness
I think I have a new favorite thing to do. I went backpacking last weekend with two friends and am totally hooked. So hooked, that I have backpacking trips planned for the next two weekends. The first...
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Backpacking: Bear Lake, Stanislaus National Forest
Holy balls. I have not been able to keep up with my life lately. I have been on the go for the past month straight and don’t see any signs of slowing down soon. The combination of backpacking every...
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Mt. Rose Waterfall Trail
The past couple of weeks I have been so stoked to have one of my good friends get into trail running with me. Don’t get me wrong, I love running trails by myself or with my little sidekick of a dog,...
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Backpacking Star Lake, Freel Peak, and Jobs Sister
It’s officially over. School starts this week and I will no longer be able to just pickup and go on weekend adventures. This semester I’ll have classes on Thursdays and Saturdays. Really!? Who creates...
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Ellis Peak Hike
I hope you all had an amazing weekend like I did! The summer might be coming to a close and I am back in school, but that’s not going to stop me from having a great time. No way. Team Fun right here....
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Lake Tahoe Flume Trail: Marlette Lake to Tunnel Creek
Guess what day it is?! Hump day long run! I don’t intentionally save my long runs for the middle of the week, but when your weekend is consumed with the typical Labor Day festivities, sometimes there...
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Backpacking Lake Sylvia and Pyramid Peak
Pyramid Peak. It has been on the top of my list for the past few months. I attempted it once several weeks ago, but couldn’t go because of a fire that had closed the road to the trailhead. Well, this...
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Mt. Rose Summit Hike
Another fun-filled weekend has come and gone and I have a lot to fill you in on. First of all, I got a new iPhone 6s! The thing I am probably most excited about is being able to finally take good...
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Castle Peak Hike
I checked peak number 10 off of my list this past weekend on my quest to bag 15 peaks by the end of the year, Castle Peak! It was definitely one that I had to work for and am still feeling it four days...
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Maggie’s Peak Hike
Another fun weekend has come to a close and another peak is in the bag, Maggie’s South Peak. I was hoping to get two peaks this past week, but weather and school had different plans for me. This still...
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Rose Knob Hike
I haven’t posted anything in a couple of weeks, and man, those weeks have been jam-packed with adventure. To start, the weekend before last I took a road trip with one of my besties, Jenn. First, we...
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South Camp Peak and Genoa Peak Hike
When I set a goal earlier this summer to summit 15 peaks in 2015, I wasn’t really sure if it would happen. Then one after another, I started checking them off. With each peak came an increased...
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Sierra Buttes Hike
I did it!!! I bagged my 15th peak in 2015 a few weekends ago… and to make it even more special, it was on my bday! Happy birthday to me! When I set a goal earlier this year to summit 15 peaks in 2015,...
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Roadtripping: Fort Bragg, CA
The past few weeks have been some of the busiest of my entire life. Between work and getting ready to graduate with my Master’s degree in May, I was starting to feel pretty burned out. When this past...
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