While putting together my 2025 Christmas letters, I started watching Itchy Boots @ItchyBoots on YouTube. About three years ago an… Read more Itchy Boots and Me
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Fighting with the Corporate Giant
It wasn’t much of a fight. It was mostly me getting beat down like a dog. I give the GM… Read more Fighting with the Corporate Giant
South Lake Tahoe
I had originally planned on visiting my sister in Sacramento at the end of my California leg of the Sojourn,… Read more South Lake Tahoe
PSIA Women’s Summit
My first Professions Ski Instructors Association/American Association of Snowboard Instructors (PSIA/AASI) was on my first Solo Ski Sojourn in Steamboat.… Read more PSIA Women’s Summit
Snowbasin, Utah
I got to Eden, Utah, around 5:30 and checked into my Worldmark Wolf Creek resort condo. This was a first… Read more Snowbasin, Utah
Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations
Ernest Hemmingway has been my muse (one of many) in spite of his misogynistic womanizing ways. I imagine myself as… Read more Hemmingway, Mom and Heart Palpitations
On to Frisco, Colorado
I feel as though I am at the top of the world here in Frisco. Elevation 9,000 feet and surrounded… Read more On to Frisco, Colorado
Car Wrecks and Public Transportation
Leaving Santa Fe headed north on I-25 and it wasn’t more than two and a half hours out I was… Read more Car Wrecks and Public Transportation
Packing Up
Packing for the month-long road trip should get easier every year, right? This will be year five that I will… Read more Packing Up
Ski Santa Fe
I’ve spent the past five years travelling and skiing solo. So now, is the new chapter going to be different?… Read more Ski Santa Fe
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