Monthly Archives: September 2013

Hiking In Hunting Season

Posted on September 30, 2013 by theblondecoyote

Fall is my favorite hiking season, with one major drawback: it’s also hunting season. I don’t have a problem sharing the woods with sportsmen, as long as they hunt responsibly, but being around flying bullets does tend to put me … Continue reading →

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Driving (on the left!) Up the Antrim Coast

Posted on September 29, 2013 by theblondecoyote

My first day of driving on the left side of the road, shifting with my left hand,  looking for my mirrors in all the wrong places, was very disorienting, to say the least. I’m not used to feeling anxious at … Continue reading →

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Free National Park Day Saturday!

Posted on September 27, 2013 by theblondecoyote

  Hey everybody! In case you haven’t heard, in celebration of National Public Lands Day, admission to all National Parks is free this Saturday! The day is intended as a volunteer day so do your part by picking up trash or … Continue reading →

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Highest Point in Northern Ireland: Slieve Donard

Posted on September 26, 2013 by theblondecoyote

What better cure for jet lag than climbing a mountain? After landing in Dublin at 5am, and picking up my rental car, I headed north, into the countryside of Northern Ireland. I’ll spend some time in Dublin next week, but … Continue reading →

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Up Next on the Blonde Coyote: the Emerald Isle & Scottish Highlands!

Posted on September 24, 2013 by theblondecoyote

I do most of my traveling stateside, but at least once a year I dust off my passport, park the Teardrop in a safe place, leave my dogs with friends and fly to a foreign land. Last summer the dogs, the … Continue reading →

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Accounting For All the Pretty Horses

Posted on September 23, 2013 by theblondecoyote

Two summers ago I did something reckless: I went to a wild horse and burro auction in Bernalillo, New Mexico. I managed not to place any bids, but I fell in love many times over. Nothing is more beautiful than a wild mustang … Continue reading →

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A Special Auction

Posted on September 20, 2013 by theblondecoyote

My favorite day of the year is always the Third Saturday of September: Auction Day! On this day, every year for the past 24 years, the Amish and Mennonite communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania have held a spectacular benefit auction … Continue reading →

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Summer in Colorado: By the Numbers

Posted on September 17, 2013 by theblondecoyote

One of the most common excuses I hear from people about why they can’t/ won’t/ don’t travel is money. Believe me, freelance writing is no way to get rich. If I can afford to travel, so can you! Travel doesn’t … Continue reading →

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The Highest For Last: Mount Elbert

Posted on September 13, 2013 by theblondecoyote

I can’t believe my summer in the Rockies is almost over! I had time for one last big hike, so I decided to cap it off with the highest peak in Colorado: Mount Elbert. At 14,443 feet, Elbert may be … Continue reading →

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Owl Love Leadville

Posted on September 6, 2013 by theblondecoyote

One of the things I love most about Colorado are the mountain towns. I usually avoid the glitzy ski centers (Aspen, Vail and Breckenridge) in favor of the smaller, more hardscrabble ex-mining towns like Leadville, Telluride, Crested Butte, Fairplay, and … Continue reading →

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