Hiking Y Mountain is a beast, but I have quite the love story with its child: the Y itself. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Utah Valley, Y mountain is right next to Brigham Young University’s campus. The giant, 788-foot Y was made over 100 years ago. The Ute name for Y Mountain used toContinue reading “An ode to the ugly hike that saved my sanity”
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Hiking Donut Falls, take 2
Remember that time I hiked to Donut Falls but ended up missing the donut? Well. I attempted it again. This time I brought Austin with me, after much coercion persuasion. It was a lot snowier than the last time I did this – but it was packed down enough to make it walkable. I LOVEDContinue reading “Hiking Donut Falls, take 2”
Falling my way through snowboarding
This weekend on amateur adventures I went snowboarding, and holy Hannah am I ever an amateur. Austin was patient enough to be my instructor, but the problem with your spouse being your instructor is that all the emotions come out. It’s not a guarantee, but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t cry at my instructor. TheContinue reading “Falling my way through snowboarding”
Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 3
Day 3 – Sunday, 21 miles We had to crank out more miles today, but we were FEELIN’ IT after a crappy night of sleep. We walked through a couple of seaside towns first, enjoying the views. Utah has a lot of seagulls too – I understood why they hate feeding the gulls. Seagulls areContinue reading “Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 3”
Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 2
Day 2 – Saturday, 15 miles, probably On this day we headed from Buckhaven to St. Monans, scrambling over rocks and walking along the beach and trekking through towns. The difference between the Fife Coastal Path and the West Highland Way was how many towns we went through. There were seaside towns EVERYWHERE. This wasContinue reading “Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 2”
Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 1
Day 1 – Friday, 14 miles We came here to escape the midges. Look to the far right of that map. Isn’t it beautiful? All those 1’s. Best of all – no midges. We’d experienced enough midges from the West Highland Way and Skye. As far as I was concerned, I’d had enough bug bitesContinue reading “Hiking the Fife Coastal Path, part 1”
Camping on the Isle of Skye
After our experience hiking the West Highland Way, we wanted to go see the Isle of Skye (or, as we couldn’t resist, the “Isle of Skyle”), so we took a bus up to Portree, the largest city in Skye. Its population is 2,491. Because we were mostly winging this trip (something I do not recommendContinue reading “Camping on the Isle of Skye”
Hiking the West Highland Way, part 4
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 6 – Friday, 8 miles The midges came out again this morning, resulting in an early departure. Austin and I ate breakfast on the way, eating bananas and peanutContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 4”
Hiking the West Highland Way, part 3
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 5 – Thursday, 20 miles You know how people disdain discussing the weather as conversation material? This became our whole lives. Every person we met on the trail, fromContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 3”
Hiking the West Highland Way, part 2
This is part of a series. For the rest of the series, click on the links below. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Day 2 – Monday, 14 miles We woke up in a slightly damp tent – there was no rain, only condensation and we were still trying to figure out ourContinue reading “Hiking the West Highland Way, part 2”
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