I'm an Oregon native with some novice exploring under my belt, including trips to Scandinavia, Canada, Ecuador, Mexico and various parts of Oregon. In my free time (what's that again?), I enjoy weekend warrior adventuring, including: hikes, snow-skiing in the winter, water-skiing in the summer, horseback-riding and long jogs through the woods. My husband and I are proud pet-parents of two cats and two horses. In the summers, we help out with wrangling horses for a youth camp, and in the winter we keep these animals conditioned.