jackson peak.

cross another hike off of my jackson hole bucket list.

a girl hike on saturday to the top of jackson peak.

about an hour past the gorgeous goodwin lake.

10,741 feet high.

taking full advantage of this indian summer.

{thanks maximus}

{way to go jackson girlies!}

runner's high.



{pic by running partner, aj puccia}

i finished my first half-marathon!
i thought it was going to be painful but it ended up being so much fun.
as you can see from the pic above, the scenery wasn't too shabby.
i was pretty proud of myself considering i have a herniated disc in my back.
i managed to run the whole thing with no backpain!
training works, folks.

congrats to everyone who finished!
especially my bad ass friends who did the FULL.

4,139 ft.

living here means constant visitors. 

i try to do something super fun/jackson-y for any guest but also try to do something with them that i enjoy too.

i only get one summer a year people! 

need to use my weekends wisely.

this past saturday i hiked with my boston pals UP to the top of the ski hill.

it's been on my jackson bucket list to hike rendezvous peak so i was pumped when they said they'd go.

7.2 miles up to the 10,450 ft.  

that's four thousand, one hundred, thirty nine vertical feet. 

so proud of my little sea-level friends!  

{wild flowers that we stopped to smell along the way}

{boo lead the way}

{marf taking it all in}

{slopes sans snow}

{this girl can't jump.  mandatory jump shot at the top}

it was so fun to see the ski slopes without all that snow.
pretty crazy to see what we ski on top of.
way to go bostonians on your first mountain!

Bucket List (#2)

i'm so psyched to share with you that i've starting blowing glass again!
yes, the egg does have a small artistic bone in her eggshell.
i'm taking a class this week from the amazing Charlotte Potter.
jhole ladies, i'm sure you own her earrings.
she is sisters with my girl crush Grace Potter who i raved about here.  she's killin' it right now, btw.

teton art lab just opened a few weeks ago and is the first place in the valley, maybe even in wyoming, where one can find a glass hot shop.
its refreshing to do some arts and farts and crafts in a place where it is easy to only focus on the outdoors. hey, i'm not complaining....i just hope i can stick with my new hobby.

bucket list (#1)

so i've decided to start a bucket list.

i've had a mental one for a few years now and after turning 25, its time to put it down in writing.

a few things i've crossed off my bucket list so far:
-buy my own car
-backpack in costa rica

-move to a mountain town

-learn to blowglass



{flickr}

my first bucket list item:  Learn to Play the Banjo.

my dad bought me a gorgeous banjo a few years ago (he wanted to start a family band, ha!) and im awful. it doesn't help my ego when both of my musically talented brothers picked it up for the first time and played song after song after song.  {sigh}  i took lessons in college and didn't get very far, blaming my studies for getting in the way. no more excuses.  i'm gonna be a banjo playin' fool.

stay tuned for more bucket list additions