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Rene Hiking North Table Mountain; Golden, Colorado

Finding Bravery Rappelling Colorado Mountains

Despite being in my mid-forties and embarrassingly out of shape, I learned how to rappel on the North Table Mountain in Colorado. It’s not something I’d typically do, but in a fit of fancy, I booked the overly expensive, non-refundable adventure and chickening out wasn’t an option. Rappelling, also known as abseiling, is a controlled descent from a tall rock face or wall using a rope attached to something at the top. I should mention that I have an extreme...

Surfboards on the ground

Learning to Surf in Costa Rica

It was 6:30 a.m. in Costa Rica, and I was struggling to carry my oversized surfboard across a footbridge in the middle of the rain forest. I was slipping in the early morning mud as I slapped at mosquitos large enough to carry a small child. I was in my mid-40s, didn’t know anyone I was with, couldn’t speak the language, and had never surfed before in my life. How, I wondered, did I up here? Technically, we ended up here because of...