I had been looking forward to attempting this bikepacking trip for forever. Wanting to see how far I could go, wanting to see what my sustainability was. When it comes to bikepacking in Virginia, there aren’t a TON of options for a multi-day trip that I know of – but New River Trail was one […]

I literally can’t with the gorgeousness that exists in our state. They say Virginia is for Lovers – and I totally get it. Lovers of nature, lovers of apples, lovers of wine, lovers of stars. From the beaches to the mountains – even when you’ve been all over the state like I have, there’s all […]

I can’t believe that I went camping by myself for the first two days of this trip. I spent 5 days and 4 nights at my First Landing get away. It was weird to camp by myself – but it was worth it. I definitely don’t feel the need to do it again, but I […]

A couple of years ago (let’s be honest, almost three years ago), Mike, Chris & I all went to Gordonsville, Virginia to see the fall leaves and take pictures of stars. Well, Mike took pictures because that’s before I knew anything about anything. Mike planned out two hikes for the Saturday that we were there. […]

We’d been talking about camping for a while. If you guys follow me on Instagram, you’ve seen all the pictures from all the hikes and such that I’ve gone on recently (and it’s really not that many – but it’s so many more than zero, which is what I was doing before). First Landing State […]

I have a confession: I don’t know how to vacation.  As a small business owner, it can be REALLY hard to turn it off. I did everything that I was supposed to do this week.  I set myself up for success: my clients were happy, work was done, I didn’t have anything on my to-do […]