(from a series of short stories titled "Farting with Dignity") We all have that one set of friends, you know the outdoorsy type. They spend their vacations scuba diving or bungee jumping... Read more >>

I was so afraid when it came time for me to climb the mountain. I was wondering how I was going to do it. My leader-guide said, feel into your feet. I was wondering what the heck she was talking... Read more >>

Run out of new things to try? How about jumping off the edge of a cliff wearing only a suit that makes you look like a flying squirrel, free falling, maybe throwing a few somersaults in the air, and… Read more >>

I officially turned my back on Christmas in 1992, when I returned from living abroad in St. Petersburg, Russia. I experienced my share of culture shock living in the former Soviet city, but had no... Read more >>

I rode Glenda up Meriwether Canyon trail. Three hours passed before I finally stopped in a clearing to let Glenda rest and drink from a stream. In that quiet place, I realized it would be the last... Read more >>

Last night I thought about a little cabin in the mountains my parents used to rent throughout my childhood. It wasn’t the average vacation home, and frankly I don’t know how my parents... Read more >>

St. Patrick’s Day in New York doesn’t exactly feel like a “holy day.” If anything, the day after feels holy, but maybe that’s because I’m usually on my hands and... Read more >>

Every leader, in their lifetime, will have the opportunity to experience difficult times. Periods when the perfect plan fails, the key people you counted on let you down, times when you become the... Read more >>

“No matter how the wind howls, the mountain does not move.”—Chinese proverb If one can imagine a mountain during a storm, it is easy to visualize trees being swept from side to... Read more >>

Mountain to Mountain was founded by a mountain-lovin’ girl, in a high altitude mountain town, to benefit mountain communities halfway around the world, by uniting mountain communities at home... Read more >>