Evergreen Has My Heart

My favorite place to hang out in the chalet is the living room nestled up by the fire or standing at the back door off the kitchen/living room directly behind the bird feeder situated in the center of the backyard.  The view gawking from that sliding glass door is a splendid one and displays a…

Adobe Central

About noon, I made it to Taos!  Even better, I didn’t even get a speeding ticket! I got a goat cheese+raspberry+chili dark chocolate truffle here and checked out the pricey cashmere at this charming little shop tucked in the trees. I stopped in here for a little snack.  The kale salad was scrumptious but wasn’t…

Boiling Springs SP

About two and a half hours later I arrived to relax and rest for the night before my long day of driving to NM tomorrow. The campsite I chose for the first night of my 5 day road trip backed up to some great running trails. My all time favorite koozie made the trip. Peaceful…

La petite Mont Tremblant village revealed

Mont Tremblant, Canada We enjoyed our Thanksgiving dinner at this French Mediterranean restaurant called La Petite Cachee. Loved it! To our surprise we woke up to the beautiful view of snow glistened mountains during our brief stay in Mont Tremblant. Our B&B needs its own post, and more on the village experience to come…

Flat Campground

Our time in Winthrop… Garlic Cream White Wine Sauce and Basil Chicken Saute a large shallot and 4-5 cloves of chopped garlic in butter and olive oil until fragrant and tender.  Then add 1 cup on white wine and reduce down to about 1/4 cup cooking on med-high.  Next, add 2 cups of heavy whipping…

Deer raiding the apple orchard under a full moon

I was so distracted during my run that I had to stop and take it all in for a few moments… About a dozen deer were stopped here just feasting under the pastel sky lit by a full moon on all the apples their little hearts could desire in this orchard. Some would even reach…

We had a very moose night…

We went out most evenings at dusk to do wildlife viewings and finally saw a moose or two! Moose and deer: living in harmony I think she spotted me!