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Only when you drink from the river of silence shall you indeed sing. And when you have reached the mountain top, then you shall begin to climb. And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance. ☁️ Khalil Gibran ☁️ #glacierna
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When a momma moose wanted her baby to nap on the race course of the #northfaceendurancechallenge we had to find our own way forward.... 😳🌳🌲🍃#ecsut #trailrunning #activeexplorer
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Permanence, perseverance and persistence in spite of all obstacles, discouragements and impossibilities: It is this, that in all things distinguishes the strong soul from the weak. ~ Thomas Carlyle || Backpacking in a downpour can test anyone's grit. This
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We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand – and melting like a snowflake. — Marie B. Ray || I could think of no better place to enjoy hot coffee than Iceberg Lake, Glacier National Park. @miir ☕️ #activeexplorer #coffeedate #chasin
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“Others inspire us, information feeds us, practice improves our performance, but we need quiet time to figure things out, to emerge with new discoveries, to unearth original answers.” ~Ester Buchholz || Kintla Lake, Glacier National Park. #glaciernational
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“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.” Edward Abbey || ☁️ Clouds rising from below Boulder Pass as we crest the top. ☁️#HERO3000 #activeexp
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Good morning.... || I'm left with a sense of awe as we leave Glacier National Park today. #activeexplorer #backpacking #experticity
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In mountain biking and life downs are followed by ups and you may get hurt, but the ride is still worth the occasional crash. || Two families, six bikes, one awesome day mountain biking at Deer Valley! #activeexplorer #skiutah #bikeonscott #moutainbiking
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It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." - Eleanor Roosevelt || I cried before and after this picture was taken. I cried for a city I love and that will always be a part of me
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Zip line day @sundanceresort with @alyssa_ann_20 and the @SkiUtah crew! #SkiUtah #activeexplorer #ziplining #lifeelevated
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Who says staying fit must be a drag? I could ask for better inspiration than these Wasatch wildflowers! #trailrunning #activeexplorer #skiutah #lifeelevated
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Art in nature. || I wandered into the City of Salt Lake's nursery today while taking in some chill time in Liberty Park. They had some stunning plants all on aged wood benches. The photog in me couldn't get enough! #succulents #nature_shooters #saltlakeci
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Sometimes we just need to stop running and connect with the important things in life. I had a great trail run behind the @universityofutah this am, but also took time sit with Leeloo. #labradorretriever #hero3000 #trailrunning #activeexplorer
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Let's go mom!!! #hikingwithdogs #activeexplorer #saltlakecity
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reason and faith." - Ralph Waldo Emerson || #activeexplorer #sanjuanislands #beahero
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#tbt to A shot of my shadow on Zion rock. #rei1440project #zionnationalpark #activeexplorer @geosmun
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Running with the pup this morning. #ECSUT #activeexplorer #trailrunning #runningwithdogs
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Reflections || #cecretlake #rei1440project #hiking #wasatch #exploremore #theoutbound #landscapelover
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I've recently added a practice of mindfulness and meditation to my days. The results have been profound. This moment was caught by my partner on a hike up Little Black Mountain this weekend. Bliss.... #rei1440project #getoutside #mindfulness
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We introduced our friend's pup to hiking today and he was a champ. Meet Otto! LeeLoo showed him the joys of trail running but he wouldn't swim with her... I was very grateful for my @Kurgo seat protector on the way home! #mountaindog #hikingwithdogs #Hiki
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And this our life, exempt from public haunt, Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks, Sermons in stones, and good in everything. ~William Shakespeare, As You Like It || #capitalreefNP
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"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask." - Nancy Newhall || Pleasant Creek, Capital Reef National Park || We hiked about eight miles down this creek through the center of the park. It was an easy hike with lots of plant
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He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. ~ Unknown | #hikingwithdogs #hiking
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#nofilter needed for this one! || Hickman Bridge, Capital Reef National Park #rei1440project #capturerad
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson || We hiked up Pleasant Creek in Capital Reef National Park this week. Along the way @steveseliger and I climbed this monstrous rock.
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The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson || Dana Biosphere Reserve, Jordan #tryingstuff #NikonAW1
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Nature is my medicine. ~ Sara Moss-Wolfe || The cirque at Lone Peak.
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Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. ~Albert Einstein || That time under Delicate Arch. PC: Keith Stebbings #rei1440project #travelstoke
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Time spent outdoors with friends is never wasted. One of my favorite hikes, the Subway in Zion National Park with @joshuariggins #Omniten
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A flashback to hiking the Pacific Northwest. I love foggy hikes through the trees! #Omniten #OregonCoast
