Author: Amy Mcmillin
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Solo in Peru: hiking, climb, good food and fantastic vistas
“Did you go to Machu Picchu?” Typically, this is the first question that I get when I mention that I went to Peru. No, I did not visit the iconic city of the Incan Empire, the 500-year-old archaeological treasure trove of clues about what life was like in the area before the arrival of the…
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Ridin’ solo: An enlightening trek on two wheels
From Che Guevara to Augusta and Adeline Van Buren, the motorcycle was the vehicle of choice for many of history’s iconic adventurers. When I graduated from my master’s program at the University of Idaho, I moved to central Washington and signed on with the U.S. Forest Service to spend the next four months fighting wildfires.…
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Time to climb: Pacific Northwest offers different challenges for Colorado adventure-seekers
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save About 100 miles off the lush, green coastline of the Pacific Northwest, two tectonic plates collided along a boundary that stretches from British Columbia to northern California. Over the past few million years, this geologic…
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Aconcagua a tough trek even for experienced climbers
The monotonous beeps from Brian’s watch broke the silence in the two-person tent, where three of us had crammed for a night of sleep periodically disturbed by the sound of the wind. Crawling clumsily over the pile of sleeping bags and gear, I launched myself out of the vestibule. The menacing clouds that had enshrouded…