Connecting Women With The Outdoors
March 27th marks the third year of One Hour No Power, Vote for Earth!
The countdown has begun for Earth Hour 2010. I pledge once more to turn off my lights, computer, phone and anything else that eats up valuable energy.
“The movement symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in [...]
National Wildlife Federation Challenges YOU to be out there, everyday in 2010!
“Go play outside” was a common phrase in my household growing up. The weather didn’t matter. Snow, sun, brisk temperatures, outdoors is where we were supposed to be. I think it was mostly to get us kids out of my mom’s hair, but a [...]
Pack it in. Pack it out.
Walking through the forest, tree branches reach above my head creating a canopy of greens and golden hues, sunlight trickles through splattering soft pine needles beneath me. Peace overwhelms my soul, and I inhale deeply. I bend down to capture the fragrance of wild rose. At my feet I see [...]
This Dutch oven recipe takes a little bit of extra time, but the end result is worth every anxious moment.
I love Dutch oven cooking, especially since it’s a year round activity!
Dutch Oven Sweet Rosemary Rolls
2 cups whole wheat flour
3 Tbs. fresh rosemary; finely chopped
2 Tbs. active dry yeast
2 tsp. salt
2 1/4 cups warm water; 120° [...]
A year themed by change.
As I sit at my laptop, reflecting on the passing year, I realize that I have changed in so many ways. Mentally, emotionally, physically. Maybe change isn’t the right word, but I have experienced growth.
Many wonderful adventures of all sorts were had. I backpacked through the Smokey Mountains, soaked in some [...]
Environmental quotes always broaden my thoughts, expand my mind, contemplate and appreciate the world around me.
Here are a few quotes that I recently came upon. I hope you enjoy.
When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world. ~John Muir
Man is a complex being: he makes [...]
The Smokey Mountains are a beautiful place to enjoy fall backpacking.
Just over two years have passed since I ventured out to Skillern hot springs on the edge of the Sawtooth National Forest. The leaves began to don their reds and golds, and I even crunched through many that had reached the ground.
We arrived close to [...]
This outdoor woman has been out of the loop
Summer has blessed us once again, while she slowly fades into fall and the nights come earlier and earlier, I find myself contemplating the last few months.
I have been away from “normal” life, whatever that may actually be. I spent two
months in North Idaho spending time with [...]
There are so many things in the outdoors to experience, a simple list can not begin to cover them all. Here are a few things that are tops on my list for every outdoor woman to experience.
1. A starlit soak in a backcountry hot spring. The feeling of peace and serenity this brings is beyond [...]
I strapped on my running shoes this morning. Feeling my feet on the pavement and finding the trail has helped bring me peace. It is a time where I can focus solely on myself; on my body and mind with no other distractions.
When I was a teenager my mom wrote a story about me. It [...]
