Fall Backpacking Smokey Mountains Adventures

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 …

A Slow Return

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 …

10 things every outdoor woman should experience

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 …