We just got back from a great vacation and it is HOT in Alabama. It’s quite shocking to feel the humidity that settled in while we were gone. I went to the farmer’s market this weekend and they had beautiful raspberries and I knew just what to do with them. My July issue of Cooking …
Posts from: June 2014
What is this weird air here? It’s hot, sticky, and stifling. After a few weeks in ice and snow, the heat in Alabama was like a slap with a wet towel and it got stuck. I haven’t unpacked, but I did go to the farmer’s market to load up on something to eat. In all …
Grilling season is in full swing! I’m ready to put anything on the grill that I can. I’m a firm believer that if it can fit on a skewer, it should be grilled. I bought some beautiful peppers this weekend and while I love steak and peppers, this savory pesto shrimp recipe looked easy but …
I know June is over in a few hours. Unfortunately, this big box of all kinds of goodness did not arrive on my doorstep until we came back from 3.5 weeks of vacation. When I got to the post office to get our mail, I’m not ashamed to say I opened the box in the …
I have never seen an interior lake look so much like the blue waters of a Caribbean island. I couldn’t stop looking at the color of this water. This is Bear Lake in northern Utah. Before we got to the shore line, we stopped up at the information lookout. Grabbed a selfie. After the the …
This morning, over a long morning of coffee and news, Stephen wondered aloud if he could go find that “big giant organ that is always behind the Mormon Tabernacle Choir”. Stephen grew up singing in church and choir and with the Birmingham choir so he loved watching the Tabernacle choir perform. I told him that …
After the days of snow, ice, and mud, Stephen brought me here. Park City, Utah. It had a real bed. Electricity. A working kitchen and fridge. And a shower, not pictured because I made a beeline for it first and I left my towels strewn all over the place. I had many days of …
And I love warm tents. Too bad this Taj Mahal is great with space, not so great at keeping out the cold. But I was buried completely in the sleeping bag and I think we both stayed warm all night. When it was time to either get up or pee our bag, we decided to …
This day needs 2 posts. Just a few pictures of the snowy June in Utah. And dinner. The best salmon this side of the country. I may be a tad biased since it was the hottest food in a 10 mile radius and we were ecstatic to still be alive after driving icy roads. These …
Yes. I went there. Cue the music and sing along. Because THIS happened. The day started off with a trip to the metropolis of Kamas UT for bait. We had some fun at the Ace Hardware. But they probably won’t let us back in. Between costume changes and Stephen yelling in his best Randy Quaid …
Brrr. If we didn’t have this tent and sub-0 sleeping bag, I would be in a Motel 6 by now. I love camping and all that jazz but frigid is seriously not cool in June. We got and got the fire going for coffee. Actually what I mean is Stephen got up and made the …
This morning, we packed up the truck and said farewell to Colorado for the next couple of weeks. We are heading to Utah! Neither of us have ever been and his company has a plant in northern Utah. And if it has mountains, we should go. Once we cross the Mississippi River, finding high elevation …
Bright and early, we got up and made coffee and steak+eggs for breakfast. Isn’t he cute in his reindeer pajamas? This is our campsite after we packed everything. This trail walks down to the stream that we could hear each night. We love the Aspen trees. Profesh packers, right here. I just hope we don’t …
On a very cold dark morning… We started climbing through snow, ice, creeks, and dry ground. Up to 10,000 ft. 11,000 ft. 12,00 ft. At 13,800 ft, I clocked out due to hypoxia. Stephen kept going to 14,200 ft. He reached the summit to Mt. Bierstadt! I don’t have those pictures since I was huddled …
This morning, we woke up to much better conditions. Bright sun and we were not freezing our fingers off. We had 2 objectives today. We have to figure out which mountain to climb. This mostly depends on conditions of the trails. It would be either Mt. Bierstadt in Georgetown with a 7 mile round trip …
Monday June 9 It’s a good thing we have a nifty cold weather sleeping bag. When we finally dragged ourselves out of the tent 2 hours after sunrise, we found ice everywhere. I slept like a pampered princess with no peas involved so I was shocked I didn’t wake up to frozen toes. After Stephen …
Sunday After a quick breakfast on the road we started the drive towards the next camp site. For this trip we are alternating camping with condo. First round is camping in high elevation. That might be a bad idea…. Anyway breakfast with the best Paleo granola I have found. Steve’s Paleo Goods. And a citrus …
After 20 hours of driving, many stops for gas and coffee, plains, hills, storms, and roadkill, we finally made it back to Colorado. This is our 6th summer here and I hope the time passes SLOWLY. I need this big reset button and if there is a mountain, we must climb it. The drive in …
I have been waiting for the book to arrive for a long time. It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of Sarah Fragoso of Everyday Paleo ever since hearing her talk in Austin this year. I just love her message of health, not just following what the other cool kids are following. One …
With summer quickly approaching, many runners are taking all their workouts to the roads and trails in the heat. For most runners, staying hydrated is pretty easy. As we get thirsty, we drink. However, there are several misconceptions about staying hydrated during the intense heat and humidity. Staying well hydrated is more important than …