My fingernails are full of chalk dust, and my hands are regaining their calluses. I was overjoyed to hear that a climbing gym was opening near my home in Shaker Heights, and getting to know Annie and the community she’s building has been such a joy. Her team at Shaker Rocks has helped me start …
When I first got started with CampRents, I sought out people like Kelly – established businesswomen whose jobs grew naturally out of their personalities and strengths. (And people who would let me visit their chickens.) Kelly is a certified personal trainer and certified holistic nutrition coach, and she owns and operates Kelly Bailey Wellness. Her …
Last week I met up with Aubrey of Redbudsuds for a hike in Quail Hollow State Park, down by Hartville Ohio. This park is a gorgeous little gem with a beautiful manor house and an exhibit featuring a few birds of prey, who I always like to visit. I had my kids with me, who …
Welcome to my new blog feature, Unpacking, where I talk about how time in the outdoors has benefitted me and my family. Unlike many others in the outdoor space, I did not grow up outdoorsy. My family lived in a rural community, so I spent lots of time outside, but we did not camp outside …
The Hike Like a Woman community has been consistently amazing. When I was but a wee baby backpacker, I listened to Rebecca talk quietly into my car speakers every Monday morning, telling me about her hikes, her experiences, and being an outdoors person with children. One of the first media spots I did when CampRents …
Trail Friends – Mara of Hike Like A Woman and Right Kind of LostRead More »
I spend so much time thinking about camping, looking at pictures of other people camping, helping other people camp, and planning camping that sometimes I forget to actually…camp. I forget that it doesn’t have to be a huge Thing. I have two fantastic opportunities to raise little nature lovers, who often get to go party …
The power of nature to heal our human hurts and reveal strength we didn’t know we had is what keeps me on the trail. Even better is when you’re walking those trails, literally or metaphorically, with like minded people. When Heather reached out to me about gear for a solo trip in Cuyahoga Valley National …
The outdoor industry can be a hard place. My Instagram feed is full of #influencers with perfect hair/abs and cool tattoos and maybe a dog, #vanlife-ing it up all up and down some sort of picturesque coastline. All my mega outdoor books have introductions that read “Ten years ago when I wrote this book about …
Trail Friends – Gretchen Horinger, Certified AwesomeRead More »
Lindsey and I met while attending the kickoff hike/yoga/drinks session of Galvanize, a regular meeting of Midwestern female outdoor entrepreneurs. She pulled me in right away with her enthusiastic discussion about the Women of the Wild Midwest Gathering, a three day, two night outdoor event from September 21-23rd, 2018, near La Crosse, Wisconsin, that will …
Trail Friends – Lindsey Mitchell of Women of the Wild MidwestRead More »
This past weekend, Brad and I took advantage of the kids’ weekend with their grandparents and snuck out for a quick couple of days in Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Although we are frequent day hikers in the park, we have lived for 7 years in Northeast Ohio and have never spent the night there. We …
