During our time in Alaska, my husband and I had the fortune of living in a relatively nice place for relatively good rent (this combination seems to be almost non-existent in AK unless you’re friends with who you’re renting from, which is the case for us). Although I have my share of complaints about our pretty new, [...]
Read More travelOver seven years ago, just before my 18th birthday, I made a huge decision that affected the course of the next 9 years of my life. I received an acceptance letter from West Point, and just before I could legally vote or buy cigarettes, long before I could legally drink or go to a night [...]
Read MoreWhen I first set out to write this post, it was intended as a “pros and cons of living with a dude” post. But after thinking for a while, I said to myself, “Self, it’d probably be a little more relevant to make this post about camping. After all, this is an outdoor website.” And [...]
Read More Humor, men, womenJaymie and I had been there, in those mountains, several times already in the past few weeks. The snow cover on the ground had fluctuated throughout the weeks but Saturday, things appeared to be decent. The scree and small bushes were covered, but only just. It was enough to allow us to skin all the [...]
Read More avalanche, safety, SAROften, when I walk through a gear store or participate in outdoor activities with men, I notice one distinct difference in our clothing and gear. Well, ok, two- color is an obvious one. Companies have started making a lot more clothing and gear in more colors for both genders, instead of the standard black and [...]
Read More gear, industry, womenBecause of the type of unit I’m currently attached to in the Army, part of my job is jumping out of airplanes. A lot of people think this is really awesome when they find out, and it would be except for the fact that, like everything else, the Army manages to suck 95% of the [...]
Read More Humor, womenOnce again, I feel the need to write about something that I feel is constantly being addressed in one way or another (including Jill’s recent motorcycle buying post) yet continues to be a HUGE problem. I guess voicing my opinions concerning this issue on a site such as this- which targets women- is the main [...]
Read MoreHello everyone. My name is Morgan. I’m 24 and I’m a First Lieutenant in the Army. I am married to a guy named Jaymie. He is 29 and also a First Lieutenant in the Army. Jaymie and I are what you might call “army spouses”. Seems simple, right? Wrong. I try to keep my work [...]
Read MoreWhen it comes down to it, I’m kind of a cheapo. Almost everything I buy is mulled over, considered and reconsidered, sometimes for days. Before my fortunate discovery of Costco, I would take a ridiculous amount of time to buy the simplest things like toilet paper and paper towels. I’d figure out which brand was cheapest, then which [...]
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