Outdoor Adventures: Rowanwood

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a great holiday with family and friends. Celebrating in Ann Arbor on Thursday reminded me of last month when I took advantage of the fact that Canadian Thanksgiving falls in October to visit my sister who lives in hilly, rural Caledon, north of Toronto. I put my spinning workouts to task with a morning bike ride amid the maples, making it up all but one of the hills! I've visited Caledon many times, but with my outdoor adventure mindset I saw new potential in a familiar place.

What are you doing these holiday months to balance the celebrating?

Outdoor Adventures: Boulder

One of the consolation prizes for having my kids far from home is visiting them in beautiful places. The readily-accessible hikes around Chautauqua National Historic Landmark in Boulder and the well-kept trails and majestic views in Rocky Mountain National Park a short drive away provided our family with plenty of opportunity for outdoor adventures in October.


Here is my daughter on the Royal Arch trail behind Chautauqua in Boulder and at the top of the post, my son, me, and my daughter pause for lunch and pose for photos at Bierstadt Lake in Rocky Mountain National Park. My husband and I were inspired by the hike and have been able to follow up in November with hikes around Ann Arbor.