Stories from the Trail
Things we tried, noticed, learned, and decided to say out loud. Stories from the middle of going somewhere, doing something, and seeing what happens.
That Sketchy Horse Place
That time I brought my children to a horse barn and we did not get murdered.
Find out if we made it (we did) →Recent trail stories
Adventures, experiments, wrong turns, brave moments, and the stories we started undoing along the way.
Camping? No. OK, yes.
Apparently I can camp with my kids alone. The first time I took my kids camping instead of believing the stories that I couldn’t set up a tent or turn on the stove.
If you have ever doubted you can do things without your husband, read this →The Airport. The Place. Not Vermont. No Kids.
The time I traveled to Colorado and was blown away by how uncomfortable I was.
Read about how adaptation is not instantaneous →Surfing Alone and Getting Seriously Injured
That time I chose to surf by myself in a place I had not surfed before, relying only on my bravery. Yes, I got injured. Yes, I went back to the same spot and surfed the next day.
Read about me trying something new and scary—I did it, and you can too →Return to The Trail
Find current adventures, things to try, and invitations to move from thinking about life into living it.
Back to The Trail →More from the road
Visit the full writing archive for more stories, reflections, field notes, and things noticed along the way.
More Stories from the Trail →Share something from the trail
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