Hi I’m Amelia!
I created this blog to start documenting my adventures and life outdoors! I love climbing, backpacking, mountaineering, and skiing. My love for the outdoors developed deep in the Appalachian mountains where I grew up. I have vivid memories of my mom taking me outside to identify trees, moss, and wildflowers. I started climbing and backpacking when I was 19 and instantly became addicted to the challenge of it all. It started as a way to push myself to explore new things. My interest really skyrocketed when I got a job at my college outdoors pursuits program. I found a passion for teaching people to safely and respectfully enjoy the outdoors. Over time I realized how spending time in nature connected me back to my curious younger self. As a very young girl I never knew exactly what I wanted to be when I grew up I always just thought “oh yeah explorer duh.” But of course this wasn’t a job in modern society, just something of the past. Well 15 years later my heart still yearns in the same way for exploration. I recently just made the leap and decided to leave everything I knew and take my dream job in Alaska as a guide. On this blog I want to create a place to document this dirtbag journey of mine also creating a space for everything outdoors.