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58,080 Feet

I stepped onto the cross-county team’s coach bus, and pangs of nervousness tumbled around in my belly. Our bus, equipped with fuzzy-screened DVD players, chugged up...

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Lost in the Big City

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Bear With Me: A Brief Blog about a Brief Adventure

Living in arguably one of the most popular cities in Southern California, one might think that Palm Springs natives would jump at every single opportunity to soak up the sun during the summer.

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The Adventure Begins Here

When people think of Mexico violence and poverty may come to mind. When I think of Mexico adventure and culture pop into my head. My recent trip there, I went with a friend of mine....

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Same World, Different Eyes

It had been approximately 7 years since the last time I'd been there. I'd been just seven years old and it had been about mid-July, right before or after my birthday. Now it was October....

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Family Roots in Missouri

An obscure sky hung clouds in the distance out the windshield of our car…a good Midwestern thunderstorm. The lightning flickered and rain came in a downpour like the dumping of old feed buckets....

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Hanging by a Thread

           They say it gets easier after the first step. That the hardest part is leaning back, putting all of your trust in and weight on the cord...

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Desert Dreams: A Tale of Santa Fe Magic

 When my parents first revealed to me that our family would be spending most of our winter vacation in Santa Fe, New Mexico, I was admittedly less than pleased. A great deal of pre-conceived...

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Road Trip on the North Shore

 Nearly every year that my family has lived in Minnesota, we have visited the North Shore of Lake Superior.  Each time we drive...

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