My Adventurous Positif Life

I wrote this about six years ago and decided to dust it off and share. I often daydream about blogging my adventures as I have so much to say when I’m thinking about it; however, when I sit down to do it…my mind is blank (HA!). So here I am, promising myself to write all … Continue reading Daydreaming on top of Dog Mountain

In the fall of 2021, I pulled away from Starbucks and had an epiphany. Let me start by telling you about a youth mountain bike team called the NK Mountain Vikes that my adventure partner, Rob and a few friends coach. It’s a co-ed team in grades 6th to 12th, with a few exceptions for … Continue reading Valkyrie’s Mountain Bike group…How it began.

2020 took the world by surprise, between a pandemic and politics (double p’s) I found myself readjusting my core values. Groups I found myself being drawn to, I now hesitated joining, and I left many Facebook (FB) groups…quite frankly I didn’t look at FB very often. It’s a bummer because FB is a great resource … Continue reading When Suddenly I Couldn’t Bike – I Lost Even More: My Identify (so I thought).

In 2016 I took an English class where we wrote a lot and I loved every minute of it! I haven’t looked at anything I wrote for a while and this morning while cleaning up my laptop I reread some of my assignments…and I decided to share. In my mind, the term wildness seemed to … Continue reading Finding ‘Wildness’ in Everyday Moments

A few months ago I got to see a friend I had not seen in months and he asked me if I could go anywhere, (if I remember correctly, for a weekend) where would that be. I immediately blurted out “somewhere in a tent, by the water, laying out under the stars”. I probably said … Continue reading Fresh air and a new year!

August 2nd – 3rd, 2020: 8 riders, 2 days, 1 night, 54 miles = EPIC GOOD TIME! First of all what is the difference between bikepacking and bicycle touring? There is a lot of great articles out there, like this one; however it boils down to is how much weight you are willing to ditch … Continue reading My first bikepacking adventure: Sequim to the Elwha River

They usually come from the little, unexpected wows. Like discovering a hidden, local bistro. Or even a crazy photo op at the perfect moment. That’s where memories are made. I recently celebrated my last day of my 40s and woke up feeling fabulous and 50! A while ago I found a blog/article from a women … Continue reading The BEST Memories are Rarely Planned

Day 1: September 14, 2019 LJUBLJANA – GOLOVEC – LJUBLJANA My adventure partner and I were picked up at 9:30 am at our hotel in Ljubljana. Blaž (in the green helmet below) jumped out of the van with a GIANT smile on his face (don’t think I didn’t see a smile on his face the … Continue reading SLOVENIA: ALPS TO ADRIATIC 3 COUNTRIES, 2 WHEELS, 1 WEEK: ON MY MOUNTAIN BIKE’

Have you heard of the book called “The Secret“? It talks about when you put something negative out there (it could be thoughts, talking about it, etc) then it comes back to you, same goes for positivity; think positive and great things will start to happen. So I said last year after my third STP, … Continue reading Dirty 30 (U.S. 30 OR)

Sugar Showdown, presented by SAS TRAIL KNOWLEDGE. SISTERHOOD. CONFIDENCE. STEEZE AND EXPERTISE. For three days I got shreddy with RAD women and little ladies at Duthie Hill Mountain Bike Park! Friday evening we kicked it off with a crash course (where I successfully conquered baby wheelie’s!!!) followed by trivia hosted by Clif bars where the … Continue reading Sugar Showdown 2019