by EatWalkLearn | Jul 19, 2021 | 50 Hikes 50 States, Full Day, Multi-Day, Nomad, Texas, Walk
Big Bend National Park sat on my to-do list for years. Three times I attempted to go, and three times the trip cancelled. Big Bend is a tough place to get to–you can’t drive by “on the way to” somewhere. You have to intentionally go. The sunset...
by EatWalkLearn | Jun 26, 2020 | 50 Hikes 50 States, Half a day, Walk, Wisconsin
50 Hikes 50 States–Minnesota As the Black Lives Matter Movement ignited across the country with protests everywhere, we headed to Minneapolis, the center of the George Floyd protests. Our Southwest flight was packed, all but the middle seats, and our new masks...
by EatWalkLearn | Oct 22, 2019 | 50 Hikes 50 States, Arizona, Half a day, Walk
50 Hikes 50 States Project–Arizona If you’ve been following along on my 50 Hikes 50 States Project, either my husband, my daughter or both generally join me on my hikes. For this hike in Arizona, my 16-year old daughter joined me near Payson, Arizona, to hike...
by EatWalkLearn | Jul 8, 2019 | 50 Hikes 50 States, Half a day, Illinois, Walk
50 Hikes 50 States Project–Illinois I was born in Illinois. I left six weeks later. But I couldn’t wait to get back to hike the Prairie State on my half birthday many decades later. Yes, my half birthday. It’s something I celebrate to overcome how...