A road cuts through vibrant New Hampshire foliage in fall

Health Over Summit

I have a competitive soul. I’d been dating my boyfriend for just a few months when we took a weekend trip up to Burlington, VT. The owner of our bed and breakfast supplied us with Heady Topper and a record player, which I knelt next to, knees digging into the soft carpet, sorting through a box of …

Trying Things September

Trying Things: September

Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. September saw me embracing my newfound freelance life (sort of) and attending my first film festival. Looking back on 9 months of 2018, I’ve been thinking about how this resolution has played out and …

Fall Foliage in Colorado

7 Adventure Films to Watch This Fall

The leaves are changing, everyone. It’s go time. As tomorrow is the first official day of fall, I’ve rounded up 7 awesome films that should get you excited for your own outdoor adventures this season. From climbing to ultrarunning to flyfishing, more and more filmmakers are broadening their definition of “outdoor adventure,” which (in my …

An orange tent overlooking a picnic table in a campground in Maine

How to Wake Up Early

Many of my friends tell me that they are “unable” to sleep past a certain time in the morning. That time is usually something ridiculous, like 7 a.m., and probably the hallmark of a person with a standard sleep schedule – i.e., not me. I’m sorry, what? is my response to these friends. I don’t …

A Programming Note

Hello, internet friends! Taking a moment here to thank you for reading my blog (even if you just stumbled upon it today.) I also wanted to give you the heads up that starting this week, I will be pretty much out of commission when it comes to communicating with the outside world, as I will …

Trying Things May

Trying Things: May

Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. This month: experiencing the exhaustion of a 48-hour film festival, island camping, and a note about this summer. Hello from the other side of another month in 2018. (Is it just me, or is …

Trying Things April

Trying Things: April

Every month this year, I’m trying something new and documenting how it went. Check out what I’ve done in past months here. Ah, April. The month where the sun finally appears in New England, usually only for a day or two before it’s shrouded once again in rain and possibly snow. Despite the weird weather …

Lombard Street in San Francisco

My Top 6 Road Trip Essentials

A few weeks ago, two friends of mine and I set out for California to begin an epic road trip down the west coast. After several days gallivanting around San Francisco, we picked up the rental car and realized: we have to drive this. Down the coast. For 900+ miles. Thankfully, we were (mostly) prepared. …

Trying Things: March

Remember that resolution I made back in January to try something new every month this year? March has been the easiest month so far. That’s what happens when you plan a week-long trip to the opposite coast, I guess. Before I went west, however, I knocked a new thing off the list at the beginning of this month: …