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Continue reading →: The art of travel planningFor as long as I can remember, I’ve been the gal people ask for travel advice, recommendations and tips. It’s no secret that I love to travel and as a bonus I’ve always been a type A planner, so travel planning has been a no brainer for me. Making lists…
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Continue reading →: The joy found in travelingI’ve always loved to travel, in fact it was ingrained in me my whole life starting when I was just 9 months old with my first cross country trip. I learned over the years to not just travel to visit a place but to seek to fully immerse myself in…
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Continue reading →: Why I Travel (Even When Life Isn’t Easy) | Hidden Gems, Meaningful Travel & Real LifeI Don’t Travel Because Life Is Easy There’s a quiet assumption online that people travel because their lives are light, carefree, or perfectly curated. That’s never been my story. I don’t travel because life is easy. I travel because it isn’t. Travel has become my reset button — not an…
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Continue reading →: Stillness, Color, and Carrying the Wild With UsYellowstone, When the World Went Quiet (Part III) On our final day in Yellowstone, we rose early once again. Early mornings had become our rhythm—our way of meeting the park on its own terms. The light is softer then, the air cooler, the world quieter. It’s the best way to…
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Continue reading →: Yellowstone’s Icons and Wild Beauty: Mammoth Hot Springs, Wildlife, and Sunset at Old Faithful(When the World Went Quiet: Finding Healing in Yellowstone: Part II) We started Day Two early, when the light is soft and the park feels hushed. Morning in Yellowstone carries a reverence that’s hard to describe—like the land itself is still waking. Wildlife Watching and Learning to Wait Not far…
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Continue reading →: Yellowstone, When the World Went Quiet (Part I)Geysers, Solitude, and the Healing We Didn’t Know We Needed June 2020 was a strange and tender moment in time. The world had gone quiet in a way none of us had experienced before—restricted movement, closed borders, unanswered questions, and a constant hum of uncertainty. We didn’t yet have words…
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Continue reading →: 25 Lessons, Favorite Things & Life-Giving Reads from 2025Life continues to move forward, inviting us into new seasons whether we feel fully prepared or not. With each passing year comes growth, perspective, and the opportunity to reflect on where we’ve been — and to look ahead with hope for what’s still to come. As 2025 draws to a…
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I don’t believe travel is about escaping life. I believe it’s about remembering who you are within it.
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