It was such a blast, doing all my favorite things, and seeing Kristin experience them with fresh eyes. We started out with a night in Flagstaff, then I got to take her to see the Grand Canyon for the first time. I set up a camping and hiking tour of many of my favorite places in Northern Arizona and we had the absolute best time!! Our lives couldn’t be more different, and she came for a visit to experience a vacation like none she’d had before. I moved away in 1994 but we’ve stayed close all these years across the miles.
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My mom was forever sending her brother looking for us in the patch of woods by our house. We met when I was four and spent our childhood exploring together.
I grew up in the Chicago suburbs, two houses away from my best friend Kristin. The new structures and aviaries are better than ever, we’ll be doing an open house event once it’s all complete. Thanks again to all who donated their time, talents and funds to help rebuild. Sunset at Lava/ChuarSix months after the fire at the Wildlife Rehab, Janet got to move back into her house and ready it to start accepting animals again. We saw the World’s Largest Buffalo Nickel and Ball of Stamps, historic sites, and sculptures ranging from epic to ridiculous. It even made Nebraska interesting, a feat I formerly thought impossible. I took a roadtrip from Chicago to Tucson with my dad and we entertained ourselves by using the Roadside America website to find attractions to visit along the way.
Rather than sit at home and feel bad, I chose to feel bad in nature and keep hiking and backpacking. I tried to find the gratitude in still being able to use my body to get outside. Yet on the anniversary of my accident, I had been in a flare for two months already with no sign of it abating. It was a bittersweet trip, I had gone a decade without a flare. I found hiking while trying to manage my condition and it led to wellness and adventures I’d never thought possible. Hiking up to the ridgeAs a result of that accident, I developed fibromyalgia, a chronic pain condition that made me very ill for most of my twenties. They were very good sports about it even though temps dipped into the 20s. That moment changed my life forever and I wanted to commemorate it with an outing in the Mineral Mountains with my friends Wendy and India.
January 25th marked the 20th anniversary of my accident, when I was hit by a truck while walking across the street. Thanks to Wendy Lotze for designing my beautiful logo! Visit the website to learn more – I am currently booking speaking and writing gigs for 2018, contact me at We’re also on Instagram and Facebook. Trails Inspire promotes the outdoors through photography, public speaking, freelance writing, and trail project management. I filed the official paperwork in January to form Trails Inspire, LLC, my consulting business.
I had taken a break for about a year or so and was so happy to be back! Volunteering there is one of my favorite activities and I am so fortunate to get to specialize in working with raptors – hawks, owls and falcons. Condors playing Queen of the Rock JanuaryĪt the beginning of the year, I returned to volunteering at Wildlife Rehabilitation Northwest Tucson.
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