Freelance Writer in the Roaring Fork Valley
Published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent December 11th, 2018. Welcome to the 'Super Nerd' edition of the Ante-Milennial. Today I will explain why "kids these days" may actually be fluent in a form of communication which you and I will never master. My goal is to prove that emojis are a legitimate form of... Continue Reading →
Posted on TheDyrt, October 29, 2018 I tested Roofnest’s hard shell roof top tent with my family of five. Here’s how it went. Our family loves fall camping. For us, it’s a season to rest and catch our breath between summer chaos and winter in a mountain town. We get to spend time together as a... Continue Reading →
Published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent, November 14, 2018. For the last three months, I have taken my column away from serious politics, unable or unwilling to deal with the deaf shouting match that is politics. Midterms came and went, with their crescendo of opinions. And I originally planned to write about the use... Continue Reading →
When most Americans encounter the term ‘wilderness therapy,’ the images that come to mind can be quite colorful. Rugged peaks, brutal hikes, campfire therapy sessions, or shivering confessions in the pouring rain. Sometimes the associations can be even more unsavory; think Bear Grylls survival techniques. How about performing surgery with a Swiss army knife? Or drinking your... Continue Reading →
Published on the NRS Duct Tape Diaries on October 26, 2017. (Check out my true story, Skinwalkers of Desolation Canyon, below) The sun has finally gone down and the crackle of burning kindling echoes off the canyon walls. Beer or wine or hot cocoa in hand, you inch a little closer to hear the chilling... Continue Reading →
Published in the Glenwood Springs Post Independent on October 9, 2018. Today's topic on the Ante-Millennial is remote work. It is just one of the many aspects of workplace expectations that fuels contention between generations. I could dive down the rabbit hole of office tensions and address everything from dress codes and decorum to coffee... Continue Reading →
Published October 9th, 2018 with the NRS Duct Tape Diaries How to Have ‘The Talk’ with your Boating Friends This is it. One of the most awkward conversations of our adult boating life. Far too often, we, as otherwise mature, responsible grown-ups, dance around the topic of Leave No Trace with the dexterity of a Russian ballerina... Continue Reading →
Published 9/11/2018 by the Glenwood Springs Post Independent In today's installation of the Ante-Millennial, I'd like to talk about budgets. Between baby boomers and millennials there is a large, controversial gap in how money is earned, valued and spent. The older generation sees whiny, entitled young people. The younger generation sees a towering pile of financial... Continue Reading →
Published by TheDyrt.com 8/21/2018 After a hot, sunny day on the Green River in Colorado, my two sons (5 and 2), and my 10-month-old daughter all snoozed deeply, sprawled across our tent. My husband and I settled in beside them as the last light of the sun left the canyon walls, and the Milky Way blazed above... Continue Reading →
Published by Glenwood Springs Post Independent on August 7, 2018 Six years ago, my husband and I bought our first smartphones as tools to more conveniently capture thousands of pictures of our (then) new baby and share them with the ravening hordes of out-of-state family. But a year later, we ditched said smartphones after finding ourselves sitting... Continue Reading →
Lindsay DeFrates 