Explore the World one Step at a Time
Explore the World one Step at a Time
Around Thanksgiving (I know that was a while ago… be kind, I am catching up), I was asked to bring a dish that included corn. Now, I didn’t grow up eating corn. Where I grew up we mostly grew field corn to feed livestock. The only corn I knew that people ate, was popcorn. So, this was a challenge! I am also a bit of a healthy eater (let’s say…
Andreas Canyon is one of the Indian Canyons in Palm Springs. The short and easy trail around Andreas Creek is a welcome break from the usual desert hikes. It’s lush and green. It’s an oasis. The 1-mile hike around Andreas Canyon There is a short and easy trail along Andreas Creek. It’s about 1 mile long and easy to follow and good for all levels. One side of the creek is…
If you are looking for a healthy snack that gets you through the day or even for a quick breakfast before a workout, energy balls or energy bites are the way to go. You’ll find plenty of recipes online and you can modify any recipe to your liking. I recently posted a recipe for Cashew Nuts Energy Balls. Check it out. I contains dates. oats and – of course –…
Only this past fall and winter did I discover Palm Springs as a prime hiking area. I guess I (and many others) think of Palm Springs as this hot oasis, where all you want to do is sit in a pool with an iced drink in one hand and a good book in the other. But as temperatures finally dropped in October I discovered all these – not even hidden…
I love these easy-to-make cashew nuts energy balls. You need: 2/3 cup cashews 2/3 cup rolled oats 2/3 cup pitted dates a pinch of Himalayan salt Prepare: soak the cashews for about 4 hours in filtered water throw everything into a blender, set to chop form balls with a ~2 inch diameter Done! Keep in refrigerator or freezer. #glutenfree #dairyfree #sugarfree #vegan
During a recent trip to Austin, Texas, we finally managed to walk the Lady Bird Lake Boardwalk. This was less a hike and more a walk, but beautiful nonetheless. You’ll get a great view of the ever-changing and ever-growing Austin Skyline. During my very first visit to Austin in 2006, you could easily make out the “Owl” Building or Frost Bank Tower. It’s so difficult to see now, though it’s…
Yeah! Road Trip to San Diego! 🙂 The race is this weekend! Finally all that hard (ahem!) training is going to pay off… or something. Our SGV Team in Training team raised over $150,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! How awesome is that? At the Team in Training shake-out run – coach Erika and I: The shake-out run was along the waterfront and look what we saw, a Team…
It has been an amazing Team in Training season and I wish I would have shared more with you as we trained. We had some fun moments learning THE BIG RESET & sumo-style stretching. We had amazing fundraising heroes, who all went out of their way to raise money for a cause so much bigger than themselves. And last but not least we had some great moments that we will…
Wow! I didn’t think I could stay away from racing for a full year. But then it happened. My last race before my running sabbatical was the Austin Half Marathon in 2015. I took 3 straight months off from running and then slowly added short runs back into my routine. And when I say “short runs” I mean short runs, like 2-3 miles. It was a great time of resting.…