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Time to Refresh

I have kind of fell off the blogging wagon for lots of reasons.  A promotion at work was awesome, but it means I’m working more hours and blurring the work / home life line a bit. I’m actually installing Windows roles and features and then SQL on a laptop while writing this on my computer.  Nothing like multi-tasking work and real life!

I just signed up for project management classes to get a certification so I’ll be keeping pretty busy even outside work in a non-vacationy way for a while. But those are the things that keep life interesting, right?

But I’m not fooling anyone.  I still live in vacation land and I still fully take advantage of it as often as possible.  I went paddle boarding a couple of times in the last month (I saw what was AT LEAST a 4 foot carp! Or some other kind of fish, I don’t know.) and am planning to go again in a week, to explore underwater caves.  So I can’t even fool myself into thinking I’m much of a workaholic.

I have managed to completely ditch writing, exercise, cooking much that wasn’t frozen and all that sort of thing.  You know, the basics.  The funny thing is I miss them ALL and so I’m not sure why I need to make such a concentrated effort to get back into them.  But I do, so there you go.

So I’m joining a Blogging 101 class (always fun to go back to the basics!) which is an excuse to revamp and redefine what I want to write about.  I started writing here just to keep a running journal, then more and more about running, but I’ve really merged into other areas and it’s about time to admit it.  I like to write about healthy things I’m doing, from food to running, so whenever I’m writing more I’m also taking better care of myself. Weird really, how those things are linked in my life.

But anyways, here I go on a bit of a blogging adventure, wish me luck!

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So, a funny thing happened on the way to a hike. D So, a funny thing happened on the way to a hike. Driving through Custer State Park I turned down a dirt road to see what I'd see. It was actually to a trailhead so I took a few minutes to get anti-tick ready and started hiking. Just a minute or 2 in I saw some big animals ahead and stopped to see if I was finally seeing elk-nope. It was the huge herd of buffalo.  At a quick jog. How fast was I back at the car with Nova safely in the back seat? Your head would spin. 

I stood by the car with my hand on the handle and watched them run by in awe. Stomping, grunting, you could almost feel the wild. Coolest animal en counter I've seen. There were a few stragglers I watched go by. No, I did not go back on the trail. If I'd been 5 minutes further up the trail I honestly don't know what I'd have done. I figured I'd used my luck for the day and just drove the rest of the Wilderness loop and went home. 🤣

#buffalo
Drove up Needles Highway and back on Iron Mountain Drove up Needles Highway and back on Iron Mountain Road. They are some of the coolest drives I've done! Views in every direction, trails along the way, and crazy tunnels and bridges. Not for the impatient; a must do for everyone else!

#custerstatepark
Took a leisurely 4 days to drive from Utah to Sout Took a leisurely 4 days to drive from Utah to South Dakota. Quite a different after being in the desert so long! 

These pictures are from my first outing in South Dakota, and yeah, I'd say it's pretty cool. For the record, the bison was walking up the left side of the road, so I pulled off on the right side a bit up the road to see if he would walk by. He crossed to my side and walked within a couple feet of the car!  I did not try to pet the fluffy cow.
I took a photo tour in Antelope Canyon! It's one o I took a photo tour in Antelope Canyon! It's one of those places that are 100% everything you wanted it to be. Stunning every step of the way. I got some amazing pictures but they don't do the reality justice.  Definitely go if you get the opportunity!
How cool is this place? Grey dirt and cube shaped How cool is this place? Grey dirt and cube shaped boulders bigger the size of a van! 

I am not sure if I was in or just near Escalante to be honest.  Either way, it's amazing how many completely different looking areas there are around here.
Just another unearthly place in Utah. #hoodoos # Just another unearthly place in Utah. 

#hoodoos #hikeutah
Cactus and hoodoos. What else could you want? #ho Cactus and hoodoos. What else could you want?

#hoodoos #cactus
Hiked to the Maze Rock Art Site in Vermilion Cliff Hiked to the Maze Rock Art Site in Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. It's a short & easy hike to see these petroglyphs, about a 1.5 total out and back.  It's a really fun (remote) hike with very few people.

I cannot reccomend exploring National Monuments enough. They are just as awesome as our national parks, but usually have fewer crowds. Usually (not always!) they also have fewer amenities and more dirt roads, but they are awesome. 

#nationalmonument #Arizona #petroglyphs #hiking #dogfriendly
I've been in Utah for less than a week and can alr I've been in Utah for less than a week and can already tell one month isn't enough time. This area has more trails within a few miles than anywhere else I've stayed so far. And they've all been spectacular so far!!

#hikeutah #hiking #hoodoo #Utah #dogfriendly
This isn't really a hike - it's right off the road This isn't really a hike - it's right off the road. But how cool is this tunnel?? It's also pitch black and uneven footing in the middle.  Shockingly I didn't trip, but a light wouldn't have hurt. 

I've been in Utah for only a few days but I already know I won't be running out of new places to hike this month!
Horse Shoe Bend has been on my list of places I'd Horse Shoe Bend has been on my list of places I'd like to see in person for a while. I realized I was passing it on my way to the grocery store in Page, AZ and had to stop. Ten dollars and a mile and  a half round trip walk on a well graded path. So they said, but I'm not sure if it was even a mile total.
 And dog friendly!! I'm still super excited I got to see it in person.

#iconic
The trail name in All Trails is Ghost Town Pahreah The trail name in All Trails is Ghost Town Pahreah Trail, but I saw no ghost and no town, though I did pass an old graveyard.  Decided to walk up the river a few miles and there was no direction you could look in at anytime that was not amazing. 

#nationalmonument #hiking #dogfriendly
I got to hike to Twin Falls while staying at a Har I got to hike to Twin Falls while staying at a Harvest Host on my way to Utah. I'm always amazed at the places I run into that I have never heard of. The Navajo Nation has an amazing trail system!
A photo dump of random things I drove past on the A photo dump of random things I drove past on the way home from Four Corners. Always take that dirt road to see what's down it! 

#explore #random #NewMexico
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I think my favorite thing about Bisti, besides the I think my favorite thing about Bisti, besides the views, is that there are no paths.You just wander and hope you remember where your car was.

#hiking #NewMexico #wilderness #dogfriendly #otherworldly
This is just one of the cool stops on the hike to This is just one of the cool stops on the hike to Penasco Blanco. I could easily have spent a week in this park.

#petroglyphs #hiking #rvlife
I was driving pretty much in the middle of nowhere I was driving pretty much in the middle of nowhere looking for a trail and saw a sign for Chaco pointing down a rutted dirt road. It was about 23 SLOW miles driving and then a 4 mile hike here. An amazing site! You walk past 3 smaller pueblos and lots of pictographs on the way. 

The ranger said you could spend 2 or 3 days exploring the park and I could totally see that. There's a few other long hikes. I think I took 5 hours walking 8 miles. There is so much history to see! And another win - very few people.
One of the 3 kings! One of the 3 kings!
I had planned to go to Bisti Wilderness after Taos I had planned to go to Bisti Wilderness after Taos several months ago but had to cancel after my little hiking accident.  But I finally made it!  I'm really excited to explore the area. Day 1 was a five mile walk through amazing formations. Lots of petrified wood - I wasn't expecting that!

#hoodoo #NewMexico #rvlife #dogfriendly
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