About Me

This is me on a Presidential Traverse in the White Mountains of New Hampshire in 2019. 

Hi I’m Kristen. Welcome to my Outdoor Life blog. 

This blog is about living an outdoor life; training and racing for ultras and Ironman, hiking big mountains, hanging out with my dogs, making new friends in new places, reading and writing about the outdoors, and most important –  living the best life possible. 

A little bit about me:

I have traveled to almost all 50 states; I’m missing Michigan, Oklahoma and Missouri.  I’ve lived in 6 states. 

I have finished a 50 mile trail race in Maine. I’ve crossed the finish line at 6 Ironman triathlons. I completed a Presidential Traverse twice. I’ve hiked/ran a Pemi Loop. I’ve hiked all 48 4,000 footers in NH, twice. I’ve participated in a Trail Ragnar Relay in Phoenix. I’m a finisher of the Bear Brook Classic mountain bike race in NH. I’ve competed in an Xterra Off Road triathlon. I’ve finished a marathon in 12 of 50 states. 

I’ve published outdoor adventure stories in magazines, blogs and newspapers. From 2008-2011 I wrote a weekly Outdoor Adventure Column, and never missed a week. I wrote about Grand County, CO local athletes and outdoor lovers who were active outdoors having amazing adventures such as running races, bike trips and mountain climbing. I love telling people’s stories. 

In 2012 I won a Colorado Press Association Award – Best Sports Story – for writing an article about a local woman playing on a men’s hockey team in Grand County.

I published my first book in 2013, Continental Quotient, Stories from Both Sides of the Divide. [Now out of print.]

I live in Sevierville, Tennessee, just down the road from Gatlinburg and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. One of my goals is to run/hike all 900 miles of trails in the park. #gsmnp900. I have so many goals and dreams. 

Thank you for reading.

Mount LeConte summit September 2022