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Trekking the Atacama Desert v.2: Off to Santiago, Chile

July 19, 2018 No Comments
Altiplano Chile

Our Altiplano Day Can you believe I forgot two details from yesterday? Sigh. Vacation brain. Well, we discovered we forgot to bring an adapter. We’ve been charging our phones at the front desk, on the public computers in the lobby, and asking reception if they have any adapters available “yet” like rabid dogs. We haven’t […]

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Trekking the Atacama Desert v.1: Exploring Chile

July 17, 2018 No Comments
Valle de la Muerte

Gearing Up & Getting to the Atacama Desert We did something different this trip. Instead of leaving the second we got out of work on Friday, we left on Saturday instead. With all the craziness in my life recently, I needed the extra time to pack and chill. Was nice, but also cuts our vaca […]

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This old Alaska photo just reminds me of one of th This old Alaska photo just reminds me of one of those days where you want to crawl under a duvet and binge some random Netflix marathon. Cloudy, chilly... CALM. ๐Ÿ”โฃ โฃ Today, you'll find me mostly RELAXING. It's been an intense few weeks in an overall crazy year, and I just got back from another fun-filled road trip adventure. As someone living with a chronic autoimmune disorder, my body periodically tells me when enough is enough. Whether I want it to or not. ๐Ÿ’†โ€โ™€๏ธโฃ โฃ I spent most of my thirties overseeing high-performing, award-winning creative teams. I usually worked 60 hours a week. Even 100 hours in a single week once. ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ’ป I was taking ELEVEN daily medications to manage my autoimmune disorder at one point. And I was only resting when my body had reached its absolute limits, like urgent care appointments where I was given steroid treatments and a doctor's note to take time off LITERALLY. ๐Ÿ’‰ (This seemed to be my only acceptable excuse to NOT work.) And it was really just so I could go back to work more hours later, anyway. Which ALWAYS backfired, by the way. It was insanity. Truly.โฃ โฃ But now I'm in my forties. I'm trying to be kinder to myself, trying to take better care of myself physically and mentally, and working to redefine what it means to be successful. ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ (This last one is NOT an easy task for an independent woman whose entire existenceโ€”aside from my #AdventurePartnerForLife, rescue kitties, and travelโ€”was centered around the concepts of financial/career success.) It's a work in progress. Always. ๐Ÿ“โฃ โฃ ๐—›๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ? ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜…? ๐—”๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜€๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด (๐—น๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฒ), ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?โฃ โฃ #ak #alaskalife #alaska #alaskanadventures #glacier #mountaineering #mountainporn #alpine #wildernessbabes #wilderness_culture #alpinebabes #optoutside #getoutstayout #adventureculture #thegreatoutdoors #simplyadventure #theoutbound #greettheoutdoors #ourcamplife #choosemountains #stayandwander #rei1440project #staywild #lovethewild #mountaingirls #radgirlslife #sharingalaska #keepitwild #getoutside
Being that we live in the DC area, we got the hell Being that we live in the DC area, we got the hell outta dodge for a long weekend. (Lots of amazing posts to come! ๐Ÿคฉ) But day trips and weekend getaways have always been one of our favorite past times. ๐Ÿš—โฃ โฃ Like the time we went and explored Colonial Williamsburg. We may have stayed overnight at a random Best Western using my credit card points, too. Just some young pup budget travelers back then! ๐Ÿ’ธ โฃ โฃ ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ? ๐— ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜-๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐˜†๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ?โฃ โฃ #williamsburg #williamsburgva #colonialwilliamsburg #virginia #virginiaisforlovers #getaway #daytrip #daytripper #writetotravel #tourist #ilovetravel #loveva #exploretocreate #instatravelling #passportready #searchwandercollect #prettylittletrips #theprettycities #photosinbetween #liveadventurously #postcardplaces #travelcouple #roadtrippers #lifewelltraveled #travelblogging #unlimitedparadise #suitcasetravels #seeyououtthere #postitfortheaesthetic #athomeintheworld
It's too bad we had a cloudy day when we visited M It's too bad we had a cloudy day when we visited Mormon Row because the Tetons are over-the-top impressive. ๐Ÿ” But it provided a nice, moody shot nevertheless, right?โฃ โฃ This was actually a few years back. Right now, we're on the road again, ๐Ÿš— collecting all new content for your viewing pleasure, and I'm super excited to share it with you. ๐Ÿค— I also just posted a new blog post this morning on Vilnius, Lithuania. ๐Ÿ‘‰ Click my bio link and find it in the top slider. Enjoy!โฃ โฃ #tetons #wyoming #findyourpark #americathebeautiful #grandtetonnationalpark #optoutside #getoutstayout #theoutbound #nps #goparks #thegreatoutdoors #grandteton #takeahike #grandtetons #stayandwander #nationalparkservice #nationalparkgeek #usinterior #nationalparks #letsgosomewhere #adventureanywhere #adventureculture #choosemountains #mountaingirls #getoutdoors #alpinebabes #themountainiscalling #seeyououtthere #goplayoutside #greettheoutdoors
"Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." "Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope." โ€”Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963.โฃ โฃ #washingtondc #dcfocused #mydccool #ilovedc #igdc #exploredc #mlk #mlkday #blackhistory365 #blackhistorymonth #dc #fotodc #districtofcolumbia #ihaveadream #mlkmemorial #blm #blacklivesmatter #staywoke #blackhistory #theamericancollective #igersdc #acreativedc #instantdc #exposeddc #washingtondaily #instadc #wow_america #madeindc #dcphotographer
๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜? There are legit dead people in those crumbling, wooden houses. ๐Ÿ‘ป Yep, the Eklutna Cemetery is just north of Anchorage, Alaska. The cemetery itself is Athabascan (and those are traditional Athabascan "spirit houses"), but the Saint Nicholas Church behind it is actually Russian Orthodox. โ›ช So, it's an interesting cultural mix.โฃ โฃ When family members pass, blankets are placed over their graves to warm and comfort the soul. Forty days later, families will return to place a spirit box over the site and to leave parting gifts. ๐ŸŽ The houses are then left to weather and decay, honoring the Athabascan belief that, โ€œ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ณ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ต ๐—บ๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ป.โ€ ๐ŸŒโฃ โฃ I'm admittedly a kind of "fan" of cemeteries. Of #darktourism in general, actually. Which will make my upcoming trip to Savannah and Charleston extra cool. ๐Ÿค— I think it's the history and the mystery. ๐—”๐—ป๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ด๐˜‚๐—ฒ๐—ฑ? ๐—ก๐—ผ? ๐—๐˜‚๐˜€๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ฒ? โฃ โฃ #travelalaska #alaskatravel #alaska #alaskanps #thealaskalife #alaskanadventures #anchorage #alaskalife #explorealaska #ak #worldtraveler #wanderer #traveldiaries #seetheworld #writetotravel #travelstroke #ilovetravel #exploretocreate #wandering #travelogue #unlimitedparadise #planetdiscovery #keepexploring #travelgirl #adventuretime #travelcouple #travelinspo #thebestdestinations #wonderfulplaces
Happy Friday, yโ€™all! Whatโ€™s been the highlight Happy Friday, yโ€™all! Whatโ€™s been the highlight of your week? ๐ŸŒŸ This week has been a good one for me! I landed my first travel speaking gig ๐ŸŽ™(A big one! Details TBD.) and am getting a fun gift box from an amazing tourism board. ๐ŸŽ Andโ€”GET THISโ€”Iโ€™m going to Puerto Rico ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ท to bring PUPPIES ๐Ÿถ back to an area animal shelter!!! Iโ€™m BEYOND excited about this and, when I go, youโ€™ll be the first to hear all the deets! โ€ข Like that time in Yellowstone the #AdventurePartnerForLife and I FINALLY broke the bear drought. ๐Ÿป Weโ€™d been denied bear sightings in Denali, Kenai, AND Banff, ๐ŸŒฒ if you can believe it. But somewhere around Norris Geyser Basin and the Paint Pots, we finally spotted one! Just one. (But thatโ€™s all we needed, right?) โ€ข Tell me the best thing that happened for you this week! ๐Ÿฅณ Or, tell me all about one of your favorite travel highlights! ๐Ÿคฉ Letโ€™s get this weekend started right! โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข โ€ข #yellowstonenps #yellowstone #yellowstonenationalpark #yellowstonepledge #findyourpark #nationalpark #nationalparks #nationalparkservice #optoutside #outdoorwomen #choosemountains #getoutstayout #theoutbound #campvibes #thegreatoutdoors #adventureisoutthere #adventureculture #goparks #greettheoutdoors #liveyouradventure #anythingispossible #powerofpositivity #alifeofintention #searchwandercollect #makemoments #staywild #wanderfolk #wildernessbabes #campingcollective
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