Steam was rising from the onsen, but the hot spring had a different kind of occupant than you would normally find. This hot spring was filled with monkeys. Escaping from the cold, some monkeys sat and soaked with a pensive stare while others groomed and...
Snow weighed down the branches--the trees looked like they were going to buckle under the heavy blanket of snow that we received the prior evening. We flew through tree lined trails, around sharp corners and climbed higher and higher in elevation on our way towards...
For some reason I couldn't get the ice axe to stick. Each time I hurled the axe towards the ice, it bounced off and left me with heaps of frustration. I was struggling to climb even a few feet up the ice, and I kept thinking...
After my last failed attempt at skiing in the mountains, I was a bit apprehensive at giving it another try. Sure, I had a few chances back home to practice on the tiny slopes in Minnesota, but I wasn’t sure it was enough before heading...
She asked which route I wanted to take. I was itching to fly down the most difficult path. But, we decided for the camera's safety, ehem I mean, Micah's safety, maybe just maybe we should scale back a bit and ride down the medium-difficult path...
One spot that has been at the top of my list for a very long time is the Salar de Uyuni in Bolovia. There's something about the expansive white salt flats that intrigues me. So, when I found out that Utah has a similar landscape,...
Dog sledding is an activity that we've wanted to try for a while. But, as with any activity that involves animal interaction, we questioned if it was a responsible activity and wanted to make sure that we wouldn't be harming the animals involved. After reading numerous...
Skiing in the mountains was a completely new experience for us. I've mentioned before how, after a 16 year hiatus, we finally got back out on the slopes again this year. And, until our first trip to Utah, we had only skied down the tiny...
Flying backwards down the hill, I caught some air as I unexpectedly soared over a bump in the run. I couldn’t stop laughing and squealing the entire ride down. We’ve been sledding and snow tubing many times throughout our childhood, but I never realized just how...
Another winter activity that I have neglected since I was young was snowmobiling. It has always been an adventure I enjoyed, but for some reason it stayed off my to do list until we made our way to Utah this winter. Snowmobiling through the mountains of...
The last time we were in Sedona, I had no interest in the numerous jeep tours that were offered. It seemed everywhere we turned, there was another jeep tour company in our faces. So, on our recent visit while on a filming project, I was...
I was expecting to feel some sort of launch or weightlessness, but instead, we could not even tell that we had left the ground. Before we knew it, we were floating hundreds of feet above ground and rising. It was our first hot air balloon experience,...
