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Category Archives: Rock Climbing

First Lead Climb in Years – Rock Climbing in Maple Canyon, UT

Back in high school I worked on the rock climbing wall at our community recreation center in Sandy, UT. I loved climbing, so when I landed a job in college at BYU Outdoors Unlimited I was pretty excited to have a steep discount on climbing gear. Not only that, I associated with others who shared the same love. By the…

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  • Love the images, you really know how to use a camera! This makes me want to go rock climbing. Love the blog!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      Thanks so much!! I appreciate the compliment!ReplyCancel

Summary & Review of REI’s Powder Mountain Outessa Summit

We turned up the winding canyon road and our excitement mounted with every foot of elevation we climbed. We turned off the main rode and drove the last few hundred feet up a dirt road to the very top of Powder Mountain Ski Resort. We crested the final hill and were in awe of the view that…

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  • Way to rally after a crummy night’s sleep – that takes some moxie! As does willingly going to a foam-rolling class. Love this review & the summit looks like fun! Thanks for posting!ReplyCancel

  • Thanks for posting the review! I love a photo heavy post! It looks like you had an awesome time even though the first night was a bit rough. How cold did it get that first night? What type sleeping bag did you use and do you think you’ll go again? I hope they do it next year. I’m game on flying across country for some fun like this!ReplyCancel

    • Jess

      You know, my phone said it was only 40 or so, and I have a 32 degree down bag but that wind chill was unreal. They are making modifications for next year and absolutely I’m planning on going!ReplyCancel

  • I have a lot of respect for anyone who can make wise decisions after sleep deprivation. Way to go!ReplyCancel

  • […] grown on me. I love getting “nice shorts” compliments while I’m out riding, and while mountain biking at Outessa there was more than one of us sporting the SHREDLY style. Instant […]ReplyCancel

  • […] was able to see the Basecamp first hand while at Outessa (on launch day no less!) and casually mentioned it’d be fun to take it out for a spin. […]ReplyCancel

Join Me at REI’s Outessa Summit This Summer!

In the last two years of traveling we really haven’t made an effort to attend any conferences or workshops. Pre-travel I would attend at least one photography workshop a year, and Sam would often have 2-3 tech conferences he attended. All part of keeping up our skills, networking, and getting inspiration for new projects or…

The Truth About Our Outdoor, Adventure-Focused Family

During our recent trip to Utah we had a surprising conversation with my family when I mentioned I was past ready to go on a hike but my kids weren’t going to like it. “They aren’t going to like it?” my dad asked. “Oh no,” I said. “They are going to whine and complain.” I…

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  • I can SO relate! We did a big 24-day cross-country road trip with our travel trailer to see several national parks this summer, and I posted lots of pictures of our children having amazing adventures. But, if you ask my younger son about the trip, he’ll tell you straight up he would have rather stayed home all summer. Even though he says that, I know he doesn’t mean it.ReplyCancel

  • That photo is amazing!ReplyCancel

  • Danielle

    I just went on a hike yesterday with two whiners 😉 my two oldest do amazing now and very rarely whine but two middles are still learning to be tough. My boys used to while so much though. It was like nails on a chalkboard…ReplyCancel

  • The More We Explore

    What a great post. Thanks for the insight. I remember resisting hikes as a kid, but now I’m so glad my parents took me.ReplyCancel

Rock Climbing in Prescott, AZ With Friends

It’s no joke we fell in love with Prescott, AZ (really, we did a pretty awesome April’s Fool Joke) and one of the reasons was the plentiful outdoor recreation opportunities. We were only going to drop into Prescott Valley, spend a night with college friends and then leave, until another full time Airstreamer (whom we met…

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  • Liberate My Life

    We absolutely loved that place. Went on a whim to meet up with some new friends, ended up staying nearly a month. Great pictures!ReplyCancel

  • We’re glad you guys had a fun time! And we enjoyed it as much as you did. I always enjoy sharing cool places with great people. And glad to say, we had a cool place with super cool people!

    We’re off to Casa Grande of all places. Yup, I know everyone is driving north out of the heat, and here we are heading into it next week, and will likely be in southern AZ for several weeks! Here I thought we’d be headed north!

    Next time we meet up we’ll have to plan a few climbing and biking days! Travel safe!ReplyCancel

  • Rich Charpentier

    We’re glad you guys had a fun time! And we enjoyed it as much as you did. I always enjoy sharing cool places with great people. And glad to say, we had a cool place with super cool people!

    We’re off to Casa Grande of all places. Yup, I know everyone is driving north out of the heat, and here we are heading into it next week, and will likely be in southern AZ for several weeks! Here I thought we’d be headed north!

    Next time we meet up we’ll have to plan a few climbing and biking days! Travel safe!ReplyCancel

  • […] our kids getting older. Andrew & I had a date in Canada to a climbing gym, and last year we went out with fellow Airstream friends in Prescott, AZ for an afternoon on the rocks. For the most part though, our climbing gear just gathered dust and […]ReplyCancel

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