Category Archives: Hiking

Never Ending

Posted on April 2, 2013 by Melissa

And just when you thought I was about to stop moving…I’m on the road again! Ok, not quite yet, but in 19 days I’ll be making my way up to the Santa Cruz area to study one of my favorite … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Banding, Birding Thursday, Birds, cats, Easter, Ellie, Environment, family, Field Work, Hiking, Holidays, Honey, Hummingbirds, injury, Races, Recipes, Running, Travel, Ventura, Whittle My Middle, work | 1 Comment

With Irregularity

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Melissa

What a whirlwind of two weeks it’s been since I updated! Things have been crazy busy and with work, Ragnar training and spending time with Whit! Work has been crazy busy and hard. I’ve been averaging over 50 hours a … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Blogger Love, cats, chocolate, dessert, Eat, Eating Disorder, Eating Disorder Recover, Eating Disorder Recovery, EatingBender, Environment, Fashion, Field Work, Guilt, Hiking, Home, Honey, Jenn, Long Run, Negative Thoughts, Race Recaps, Races, Ragnar, Running, Travel, Valentine's Day, Vegan, Ventura, Walking, Whit | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Back to the Grind

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Melissa

Hi Everyone! Sorry to have gone MIA on you, things got crazy busy as I started field work again last week! I was sent out to various places in Palm Springs, the San Jacinto Mountains and Orange County to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Banding, Birds, desert, Environment, Field Work, Hiking, Home, Insanity, Native Foods, Races, Running, Strength Training, Tempeh, Travel, Vegan, Ventura, Whit, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Coastal Anniversary

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Melissa

Sorry I’ve disappeared on you. I was gone on an extended weekend with Whit to celebrate our two year dating anniversary in Cambria, CA! We found an awesome deal on Travel Zoo for a cute little inn along the sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Anniversary, Birds, Cambria, dinner, Eat, Environment, Hiking, Hummingbirds, lunch, New Foods, Northern Harrier, vacation, Vegan, Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 14 Comments

What? Machu Picchu?!

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Melissa

Just a little preview for you so you know that I’m still alive. I’m sorry I haven’t blogged much, on top of traveling there are some other bad things I’ll discuss when I get home in a week…but for now, … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Confession, cuzco, Environment, Hiking, Holidays, Peru, Rainforest, Travel, vacation, Walking, Whit | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

27?!

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Melissa

First of all, thank you all soooooooooo much for all the wonderful and encouraging comments from my last post! I don’t k ow what I’d do without you and your encouragement! ~~ It is ridiculous that I forgot it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, birthday, Blogger Love, chocolate, cuzco, dessert, Hiking, Insanity, New Foods, Peru, Strength Training, Travel, vacation, Vegetarian, Walking | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

In The Way

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Melissa

Life, is what has gotten in the way.  Oh, and work mornings that start with me getting up at 4am.  Not so much fun when you’re out in the blazing heat of the desert.  But that’s beside the point! Things … Continue reading →

Posted in Anxiety, Birthdays, Blogger Love, Confession, Earth Day 2012, Eating Disorder, ED entry, Environment, family, Fears, Field Work, Hiking, Honey, Negative Thoughts, Stress, Travel, Whit, work | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

Hotel Eating

Posted on April 1, 2012 by Melissa

I really slacked on the blogging didn’t I?!  Man! All I can say is that it’s been a very busy week full of a lot of hiking and still trying to get my Insanity workouts in.  Tough battle I must … Continue reading →

Posted in Field Work, Hiking, Insanity, Odwalla, Spiru-tein, Vega Protein Powder | Tagged , , | 6 Comments

Busy Hike’n Alakai Swamp

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Melissa

Hi Everybody!  This morning is my first go at surfing for the week so we’ll see how it goes!  I know I’ve been here since last Friday and haven’t surfed yet, but that’s because I’ve been busy hiking up in … Continue reading →

Posted in Hiking, Kauai | 2 Comments

Into the Woods

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Melissa

I can’t complain, my first day back to work on Monday was beautiful!  I had some great company to go with it too! This week was my week for the long hike in the mountains for work, and since Whit … Continue reading →

Posted in Field Work, Hiking | 7 Comments