The Raw & Honest Truth Of A Regular Gal Taking On The Great Outdoors

I visited family in upstate NY and what better way to spend the day than strolling the country roads and meeting happy New Yorkers. Happy NY Cows are the way to live the country life. And no city road rage to ruin your day. Lots of grass. Fresh air. No city pollution or noise. Just rolling green pastures to spend your time until... 🐄 🥩 😢 well, I don't need to bring up that part. All in all, not a bad way to spend your time, even if just for a short while.

It doesn't matter if your a guy or a gal, holes in running shoes deserve a shopping trip instead of a sewing job. My running shoes were so worn out that I sewed the toes so my feet wouldn't stick out! But that's not good for your feet or your back when running. It was time to buy some new shoes. And that's just what I did. My choices were limited but Hoka's are always a good choice. Light baby blue also wasn't the best pick but it's what I found... and all the dirt that goes with them.

#hoka #trailrunning #running #runninggirl #letsrun #goforarun #dirtyshoes

Life always throws obstacles in the way. Don't let a speed bump derail you. Life obstacles motivation is SOOOO hard to do. But you must! Push forward. Do what you want. Move past the obstacle however you can. Over. Around. Under. Whatever... just keep moving forward! For me, once I fall of track, it's hard to get back on. And sometimes I flounder and take the long road back. But I have to because I know it's what my heart wants. #youcandoanything #keeppushing #neverstop

When a place cares so much about their trails that they have a custom made metal trail sign to mark it, those spots are always more special to me too.

The time and money invested to make custom metal trail signs that most places either don’t bother doing anything or maybe they nail a marker on a tree to give a hint of where to go. I think of custom signs as an artist’s unique touch on nature. So if you care about your trails, then I care too! And I’ll take a picture of every one I find. (I do have lots of trail signs 😆)

#trailsign #metaltrailsign #metalsign #metalwork #welder #customart #customtrailsigns #hiking #trails #artist #mariposa #yosemite #stockton #stocktoncreektrail #stocktoncreek

It's usually just me and the boys, but this special day to Angora Lake was different. Sometimes I get lucky and another gal joins the fun. This day was one of them. Not only did I get to ride with another badass female, she showed us somewhere we'd never went and there was famous lemonade at the end. Angora Lakes Resort at upper Angora Lake in Lake Tahoe is not only gorgeous. It's breathtaking, relaxing, enjoyable, and worth every sweat droplet to get there.

00:00 What Are We Doing Today
00:23 Ride Stats
00:28 Uphill
00:54 Angora Lake & Lemonade
01:05 Downhill We Go
04:21 It's All Smiles

Anyone who tells you that taking video of yourself is easy... has never done it. It's hard! Really hard! But once you start to find a rhythm and start figuring out where to stop and where to shoot, you may just have a great time. I did. But it started slow and finally got better over time. Keep shooting. Keep riding. Keep moving forward.

#solovideo #videographer #loneranger #justme #videomyself #myvideo #solovideoskills #howtovideoyourself #mtb #mountainbiking #mountainbikeride #vlogger

If my summer ends with the worst tan lines, I know I had an amazing season! Any season outside for me ends with some horrible tan lines that I wear as a badge of honor because I spent that many days outdoors having fun. In the summer, it's my arms and legs. But in the winter, it's all about the goggle tan.

Never be embarrassed of your tan lines. So they're the worst. Who cares! If you just stayed inside and never had fun, you'd be the same color all over... and what fun is that?!

#beyou #ownit

It's always my motto to say Hello and be friendly to anyone I pass on the trails. But please Bee especially nice to little bumblebees on the bike trail. They are very busy doing bumble things and making our beautiful flowers bloom. #bumblebeelove #bumblebees #beenice #beelove #bekind #beekind #treadlightly

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Red Rock Canyon outside Bishop, CA is not somewhere you’ll just come across by accident. You need to want to go there and be prepared for it. The mountain bike scenery will blow your mind. We decided to take the off-road path from Bishop to Benton Hot Springs. We had heard the scenery was pretty unique out there and we had our mountain bikes with us… so why not find it and see what happens! We sure did find it and what a memorable afternoon pedaling it was!

📍 Red Rock Canyon, outside Bishop CA. Fish Slough and Chicago Canyon are out there too! Lots to see and learn along the way.

Want to learn more? Read about Benton CA here 👉 https://localfreshies.com/benton-california/

#redrockcanyon #redrock #bishopCA #bigbackyard #mountainbiking #mtblife #gonewplaces #trynewthings

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