In the short 21 years I have been blessed to be on this earth I have been taught a handful of lessons.
If you didn't know it already, I am the luckiest girl in the world. I am surrounded by the greatest people, with the greatest souls that this world has to offer. Heart's of Gold.
e enjoys to dance. Money cannot buy happiness and never spit into the wind. 
Recently I was given the opportunity of a lifetime. As the Outdoor Ambassador for Medicines Global I was able to represent them in a journey called Hybrid.Pedal, our purpose was to spread awareness about The Conservation Alliance, ride through some of the areas the conservation alliance has helped to protect, and to create a film of the our journey, to be debuted at the outdoor retailer show.
The brute strength of our support crew, and the love that I felt from them was incredible. It was awesome to see the passion, dedication, and energy that they put into the trip. It wouldn't have been possible without them. Jerry, the leader, 
has a huge heart, mixed with Harry's sense of humor and whit, Mike's laugh and energy, and Greg's strength and encouragement were the ingredients for a fantastic journey. Really, could we have had a more perfect crew?
(Erika, Me, Linda)
Bree and Brent will make the world a better happier place. They got engaged on the first day of the journey. I love them both both, and am so thankful I was able to share some good laughs and energy with them. A great addition to the trip, along with Kyle and his Kavu sunglasses, who chose to ride solo every day. He is a lover of the river as I am... I absolutely admire his determination and will.
Marc. Darc Marc. What an angel, agreed? Of course. This Dansko man from Delaware is the definition of good karma, really I imagine his Karma jar is overflowing. "The Pain Cave's and Homie Hook-up's" I love this side-burned, shaggy haired, pink-kit wearing man. Though he may disagree with my hippie ways, we all know that Marc Vettori is a hippie at heart. To him I say thank you for his pushing, pulling, kicking, hand-in-the-door smashing, lip biting, ways. He is one of the greatest people I know.
Then there was Chris and his commuter bike. Excellent. An energy ball of life. Still wishing him a speedy recovery and a future full of long bike rides and no "side effects." Chris is a person who can get people stoked on anything, he was the voice of Hybrid.Pedal, an amazing spirit.
Mountains, The High Dessert, The Payette River, through hills, flats, wilderness and miles and miles of beauty. One of the highlights of the trip for me was when we stayed in
a little town called: Paulina, Oregon. Population: 13. There wasn't much to this town, a general store, a church, a couple houses, some cowboys, border collies, and a couch. As we ate dinner on the lawn that night a cowboy, a genuine cowboy, walked in. He had his wranglers on, with his boots to his knees, clanking into town with his spurs. He wore a 14" brim hat, and had a handle bar mustache that would do Mr. Yosemite Sam justice. He carried with him a guitar case that looked as though it had been around the world. He sat on that porch there in Paulina, and played music for us. It was so special. When asked if he played often he said, "No, I gave that up years ago, now I just play when I want." So it truly was a blessing that he came down from the mountains that night to play for us. 
Paddle. The heart was given to me by my sister, I wore it for my family, the people in this world I love the most. The Nickel was given to me by my softball coach, Coach Clark, it represents teamwork. To be honest I didn't know how relevant teamwork would be on this trip, but as it turns out it was everything. The paddle represents my kayaking friends, my team, that believe in me and encourage me to do my best. Not one day went by when I didn't think of these people and how much they truly mean to me. I am, as I have said, the luckiest girl in the world. 
tally & physically challenging adventure yet. This was an emotional trip. There were moments of homesickness, moments of doubt, pain and just plain exhaustion. But these feelings were overcome with feelings of accomplishment, motivation and love for my new friends and teammates. There were times when I felt like I had found that edge, my limit, and had to jump. But in those moments where I felt I had nothing left, there was a friend, a teammate to push or pull me along. One of these moments was day 4. somewhere around mile 80 or so, at the base of the third summit for the day. I hit the wall, in fact I slammed right into it. But as I thought I was out, had nothing left, here came an angel. Greg's hand on my back, pushing me up the hill. Still out of energy, Marc came along, another angel hand, pushing me to success. This is me at the summit. Exhausted. But there.
I had moments when I was brought to tears, just out of gratitude as well as the overwhelming feeling of doing something that I just didn't think I could do... finding the strength that I just didn't know existed, and being surrounded by friends. Would I do again? The blood, sweat, and the tears? Of course. No doubt in my mind.
I am a Coach.
I am a Road Biker.
I am a Skier.
I am a Kayaker.
I am a Happy Person
and I like Happy People.
I enjoy being alive. Living to me is being outside, breathing the fresh air, laughing with friends, laughing with myself, appreciating the small things in life like: sunsets, eddy lines, powder bowls, irish jigs, marshmallows in my milkshakes, the smell of freshly cut grass, black and white pictures, being barefoot, the smell of sap early in the morning and many more things that are easy to look past while going through these crazy days in the fast lane. I love to play. Work Hard, Play Harder. I believe that no one really ever has to grow up, I think that most people just do... and then they forget what it was like when life was simple. I love living this life. Kayaking, Skiing, Biking, Climbing, jiggin, pretending like I can do the robot, these are some of the things that make me, well me. I am a pretty ambitious person, when I get an idea in my brain I usually find a way to put it to action. If you tell me I can't do something, I will try harder to do what it was you said I couldn't do, and I will do it better than you didn't think I could. I recently started my own clothing company. Called KarmaBe. Have KarmaBe Happy. Check it out.
Some people might say that I am accident prone, which may be true, but I think that sometimes I just have a little too much energy, and sometimes that results in injury. Good Times though, always. Friends to me are people, or anything really, that you can count on to be there for you, those that you can lean on when you need it, smile with, be with, and laugh with when things really aren't all that funny. Friends are so important to me. Friendship. Friendship is huge, I can't imagine a world without it. I am a thorough believer that the T.V. show Seinfeld can and does relate to every possible situation in life.
I hope to ride an ostrich some day.
I want to learn to solo on my guitar. I want to become a yoga master, not really a master, but it would be nice to be able to touch my toes. It really bugs me when the toilet paper rolls out from the bottom, but I never take the time to change it. But that is just me I guess. That is just a little bit about me, random at times, a lot of times, but it keeps life interesting, LIFE IS GOOD. Keep on Rockin in the Free World. Paddle Up, Live Large and In Charge, Go BIG or Go Home. Live to Love and Love to Live. Just tryin to keep life simple. Feeling Good, Good Vibes, Good People, you know those really good people, with hearts so huge that they just might explode, love them, love meeting them, I hope to be them... Good Times, indeed.
