Urban Dare 2007

The Salty Senor and I tackled Urban Dare Tempe this afternoon and wow — it was such fun! We covered 7.3 miles of running/walking/gasping across the city to reach 12 check points in 2 hours and 12 minutes. It is essentially a mini Amazing Race, complete with...

Home on the Range

I visited a guest ranch yesterday for a new freelance article I’m writing. Being outside in the cooling fall weather, being around animals, being in the desert — it was a perfect day. I love to ride. I’ll have to ditch my Birks for some boots next...

Southern Arizona Road Trip

Yesterday I logged 450 miles in my car, crisscrossing (jump! jump!) across Southern Arizona. I had four freelance travel articles I’m working on for the local paper, and a free day to gather a bunch of photography and interviews. Voila — a day with lots of...

Baking Away

The heat, the kitchen, by the pool: I’ve been baking a bit this week. I’m busily preparing yet another trip away for work; I leave for Bolivia in a week and wouldn’t you guess just this weekend I looked at my planner and realized how quickly the date...