Join me and go!

I crammed in as much activity as I could prior to the surgery, but now that booth feet are wrapped in bandages and I am relegated to the couch for a few weeks I have got all the time I need to kick-off this blog and introduce you to my passion for the outdoors.  Not just the outdoors, everything that goes with it too.  The physical activity, the social opportunities, the cool gear, and the growth you experience as you strap on a pair of crampons and walk across slanted ice for the first time.

The outdoors are the foundation, but this blog is about the go and the journey along the way.  I'll review gear you need to keep you safe and comfortable, share stories about the fun people I get to know on the trail (Jimmy and his hikin' hundies for example), the interesting things I see on my urban  bike commute to work, laughter and unexpected adventures my husband and I have when we get outside and go together (the bear/camping/Nalgene-as-weapon story is our best one yet - be sure to tune in.)  And not to be forgotten, the natural things you see when you get out of the house, mountains are always cool, so are snowy white egrets and I have a special thing for really big trees, especially hemlocks.  We'll talk about all of that.

Maybe you are an outdoor adventurer yourself, so I hope you will stop by and share the fun with me, or maybe you've never cycled much, or hiked, or camped, that's ok, all are welcome.  I have a passion for the outdoors and I want to share it with everyone.  I hope you will join with me in the adventure as we get outside and go.

So, in honor of the fact that I've just had foot surgery and can't actually get outside for a few weeks, we'll kick things off by going shopping in honor of the outdoors.  A few weeks ago I visited Bald Mountain Rustics which makes handcrafted, traditional Adirondack style twig furniture.  I toured the store, it contained jaw dropping, awesome stuff.  I got to check out the workshop too.  At the shop, Steve had me sit in his version of the Adirondack chair. This chair was still in the works and he wanted my opinion on the comfort of the chair and was truly interested in what I had to say, what fun, I felt like I played a part in his beautiful work.  The furniture is amazing, handcrafted, stunning. Check out Bald Mountain Rustics here.


Go, go, go!

Anne