Category: places

• No time for sleep

  A handful of years ago, my best friend was going through some tough times. He needed a getaway and I am a firm believer that being outside in nature is good for the soul, and being in the mountains is even better. Those are things Colorado can offer in abundance. We looked at flight options,…

  aguyagirlandatrail

  June 26, 2023

  4Runner, adventure, places

  #history, 14er, 4Runner, aspen, BBQ, beer, best friends, Boulder, colorado, Continental Divide, Corona Pass, crystal mill, elevation, elk mountains, Glenwood Springs, Hanging Lake, hiking, ikamper, keystone, lake, leave no trace, loveland pass, marmot, mining, Mount Sanitas, mount sherman, national forest, Needle's Eye Tunnel, nitto tires, offroad, overland, overlanding, Rollins Road, ruins, shortcut, skiing, sledding, snow, stay the trail, summer, sunset, swimming, T4R, trail, travel, truck, wanderlust, waterfall

• At Dusk We Dine

  Dusk is a small restaurant nestled in the heart of Central Stellenbosch, in the Western Cape of South Africa. In a region renowned for fine dining options at wine farms with stunning views, Dusk is something different. You aren’t going find a massive open concept dining room with floor to ceiling glass walls looking out…

  aguyagirlandatrail

  June 13, 2023

  adventure, friends, places

  ambiance, at dusk we dine, dine, drink, dusk, experience, fancy, fine dining, food, luxury, south africa, stellenbosch, western cape, wine

• 2,800-Mile Wedding Road Trip

  My best friend Matt was getting married and I was part of the wedding party. He lives on a large parcel of hunting and farming land in rural Wisconsin, a perfect venue for the wedding. I decided to skip flying and renting a car and instead make it a road trip. One thing lead to…

  aguyagirlandatrail

  May 11, 2023

  4Runner, adventure, places

  4Runner, adventure, archery, badlands, Badlands National Park, Black Elk Wilderness, black hills, Black Hills National Forest, Buffalo Gap National Grassland, camping, colorado, Custer State Park, devinci, expedition, Fort Pierre National Grassland, hiking, history, ikamper, John Muir Trails in the Southern Unit of the Kettle Moraine State Forest, LaFramboise Island Nature Area, Mount Rushmore National Monument, mountina diking, national park, nitto tires, offroad, overland, overlanding, Palisades State Park, Palos Trails in the Maple Lake East, Pine Ridge Reservation, Prairie Rose State Park, Pulaski Woods, red gate woods, ridge grapplers, river, snow, south dakota, state park, T4R, Thunder Basin National Grassland, transformers, travel, vacation, wedding, Wind Cave National Park, wisconsin dells, Wolf Road Woods

• Santa Fe, New Mexico

  Thank GOD for Santa Fe. The elegant matriarch of New Mexico has held onto it’s charm and proves it all gets better with age. It is the one place in New Mexico we loved and would go back to in a heartbeat. Around every corner is another historic square, beautiful building or fantastic gallery. The…

  aguyagirlandatrail

  August 9, 2022

  places

  anejo, architecture, artisan, basilica, boutique, cathedral, Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, cocktails, dinner, governors, guide, history, jewelry, palace, plaza, Santa Fe, shopping, tequila, the city different, the shed, tortillas