By Audrey Andrews | February 18th, 2021 This Much Country by Kristin Knight Pace was a wonderfully written memoir about sled dog racing and life in Alaska. Although I expected Pace to write about adventure, I did not expect her to be so brutally honest about difficult relationships and personal struggles. However, much of the book details [...]
By Audrey Andrews | February 5th, 2021 The White Darkness by David Grann was first introduced to me as a story in The New Yorker. The piece encapsulated me, and it's Shackleton references led me to share the story with my grandfather. Over a year later, my partner gifted me a signed copy of a book he [...]
By Audrey Andrews | January 27th, 2021 Wild Horses of the Summer Sun: A Memoir of Iceland by Tory Bilski was an easy delight to read. The only edition the library had available was in large print, so I read the memoir in size sixteen font. I expected this to bother me, but it did [...]
By Audrey Andrews | January 26th, 2021 Ulster County, New York Out & Back:7.6 miles2,779 feet elevation gain The Peekamoose Mountain trailhead is just down the road from the Ashokan High Point trailhead. Although both yield amazing views of the Catskills, I will write upfront that I find the Ashokan High Point trail to offer a more [...]
By Audrey Andrews | January 16th, 2021 A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson has long sat on my to be read list. Although a hiking classic, I continued to avoid it because I often find myself much more interested in memoirs authored by women. Fortunately, my sister gifted me [...]
By Audrey Andrews | January 7th, 2021 Grants Pass, Oregon Out & Back:2 miles750 feet elevation gain Dollar Mountain is the first hike I've completed in Oregon. The trailhead lies just northwest of downtown Grants Pass and is about 2.5 road miles from Interstate 5. With a trailhead in a neighborhood and close proximity to a major [...]
By Audrey Andrews | December 14th, 2020 Memory of Trees: A Daughter's Story of a Family Farm by Gayla Marty fell into my hands. I drove to a Target to purchase a few household items. When I arrived, I noticed a green sign announcing "BOOKS" next to the entrance. Of course, I had no choice but to [...]
By Audrey Andrews | November 8th, 2020 Colorado Springs, Colorado Loop:5.7 miles1,224 feet elevation gain The Section 16 loop is a popular hike on the outskirts of Colorado Springs. It's notoriety has earned it a Fastest Known Time route and it is quite popular with locals during afternoons and on weekends. If completed counter-clockwise, the first two [...]
By Audrey Andrews | November 2nd, 2020 Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed is one of the few books I've read twice. Although published in 2012, the book has already become a classic in both memoirs and outdoor literature. Wild permeated book lists so extensively that I thought it may [...]
By Audrey Andrews | October 25th, 2020 Colorado Springs, Colorado Out & Back:6.8 miles1,529 feet elevation gain High Drive connects two of the most popular hiking areas of Colorado Springs: North Cheyenne Cañon Park and the Section 16 loop. While the route can be traversed as an out-and-back either direction, start from the Section 16 trailhead to [...]
