River and fjord cleaning with Norges Miljøvernforbund
5 weeks volunteering with the Norwegian Environmental Agency!
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Hakuna Matata: The Lofoten Long Crossing and living in an Arctic hobbit hut
My warm Italian days were over. I took an overnight bus from Milan to Geneva, and I flew north to Bodø, via Copenhagen and Oslo. In five days, I’d taken six buses, eight trains, and three planes. I was ready for some rest. I walked to the grocery store and then to the end of…
A quick trip to Italy to eat pasta and see friends
Life was good. I was staying in Chamonix hiking and running everyday through some of the wildest mountains with my friend Luke. We had just begun to make to make a daily routine when it was time for Luke to return home, to go to college. I then had another week in Chamonix and was…
Rest, adjustment, le Mer de Glace and soaring with the crows
The days following the Tour du Mont Blanc blurred together. Tired and sore, I spent my time reading, drying gear, playing guitar, and writing the last article. I began to settle into life in Chamonix. Luke and I would buy un pain du campagne (very nice loaf of bread) from Pin Pin for lunch and…
New Beginnings, Chamonix, and le Tour du Mont Blanc
The summer following my senior year flew by. My days were spent outside building trails and my evenings swimming, running, climbing and playing music with friends. Guitar nights, bouldering sessions and long runs filled my journal and the realization of leaving home didn’t set in until a week before. What began as a pile in…
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