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My favorite season in North Idaho 💛
12/16/2025

My favorite season in North Idaho 💛

Snapshots from June ❤️beach days, canoe paddles, short hikes around Tubbs Hill, flyfishing on the North Fork, dinner + f...
07/14/2025

Snapshots from June ❤️

beach days, canoe paddles, short hikes around Tubbs Hill, flyfishing on the North Fork, dinner + fancy wine on our patio,
and the best visits from & and & Grayson

Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park 🐘The absolute highlight of all my game drives in Uganda was seeing a leopard lou...
05/08/2025

Safari in Queen Elizabeth National Park 🐘

The absolute highlight of all my game drives in Uganda was seeing a leopard lounging in a cactus tree seconded by the herd of elephants that came through at the exact same time we were there 🐆🐘

I also had the LOVELIEST stay overlooking the edge of the Kyambura Gorge with and had the honor of being the first ever visitor to the brand new Kyambura Discovery Center. 🎉

Oh! I also stood on the Equator for the first time in my life. So that was pretty cool, too! 📍😉

Water safari on the Kazinga Channel 📷🛶The Kazinga Channel connects Lake Edward on the border of the DRC and Lake George ...
05/04/2025

Water safari on the Kazinga Channel 📷🛶

The Kazinga Channel connects Lake Edward on the border of the DRC and Lake George in Queen Elizabeth National Park and is ABSOLUTELY RICH with wildlife. 🐊🦛

Some of my favorite sightings were the elephants (of course!), the tiniest baby hippo, dozens of Pied and Malachite Kingfisher, and massive herds of buffalo and solitary "losers" who have left the group. 🐘🐦

Safari is always a highlight... but somehow it feels even more exciting on a boat 😍

Exploring Kibale, Bigodi, and rural life in Uganda on the Fort Portal Plateau 🇺🇬 - long drives on red dirt roads passing...
04/25/2025

Exploring Kibale, Bigodi, and rural life in Uganda on the Fort Portal Plateau 🇺🇬

- long drives on red dirt roads passing through small villages, tea plantations, and jungles all while watching local life unfold was we drove by. 🍵

- a visit to the Bigodi community featuring a tour of their famed swamp, hand grown and roasted coffee, traditional grass weaving, dancing, and indulging in homemade banana beer and gin with the banana man himself, 🍌

- spotting all types of old world monkeys and learning first hand why this region is deemed the Primate Capital of the World 🐒

- indulging in every minute spent at Kibale Lodge (one of the most beautiful lodges I've ever been!) with daily massages, an outdoor shower in my private banda, sundowners overlooking the volcanic crater lake, chatting with the incredible staff, and enjoying amazing food for every meal.🍷

Two nights here was definitely not enough! 😍

andddd some more of my favorite chimpanzee photos from my camera and brand new *very fancy* lens that I purchased just f...
04/15/2025

andddd some more of my favorite chimpanzee photos from my camera and brand new *very fancy* lens that I purchased just for this trip 😍📷

📍Kible National Park - The Primate Capital of the World

CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN UGANDA 🇺🇬 Observing chimpanzees in the wild has been  a lifelong dream of mine (ever since I did ...
04/15/2025

CHIMPANZEE TRACKING IN UGANDA 🇺🇬

Observing chimpanzees in the wild has been  a lifelong dream of mine (ever since I did my first biography presentation on Jane Goodall in the 5th grade!) and the experience absolutely lived up to all my wildest expectations!

- Bushwacking through the jungle with the excited howls and sporatic screams of the chimps reverberating in my ears.

- Watching groups of them swing through the trees and run through the undergrowth.

- Sitting with them while they groomed each other and engaged in various and relateable social behaviors.

I was so incredibly lucky to have the experience I did. Words cannot come close to properly describing how special it was to observe these amazing animals in the wild. They share 98% of our DNA and are truly so human-like.

A new life highlight has been added to my memories. My 10 year old self would have lost her damn mind. 💕

Yes - I did it all on crutches with a freshly torn ACL. A huge thank you to my amazing team who made it all possible: my guide, Tony,  Ranger Janet, and my personal porter, Denis, who carried my backpack,  managed my crutches, and kept me from falling too many times to count.

First glimpses of Uganda with Vaya Adventures and Speke Uganda Holidays 🇺🇬 Relaxing on the shores of Lake Victoria at ...
04/07/2025

First glimpses of Uganda with Vaya Adventures and Speke Uganda Holidays 🇺🇬

Relaxing on the shores of Lake Victoria at the beautiful Entebbe Forest Lodge and venturing out to the Mabamba Swamp in search of the rare and elusive Shoebill Stork 🛶💦☀️

Akagera National Park, Rwanda 🇷🇼🦒🐘🐗🦓Thank goodness safari is an injury approved activity! Despite tearing my ACL one wee...
04/04/2025

Akagera National Park, Rwanda 🇷🇼🦒🐘🐗🦓

Thank goodness safari is an injury approved activity! Despite tearing my ACL one week before my trip to Africa, I was still able to have the BEST DAY exploring Akagera National Park with .tours

Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 🍌☕️My first visit (of hopefully many!) to this culturally rich city in the land of a thousand hills --...
03/30/2025

Kigali, Rwanda 🇷🇼 🍌☕️

My first visit (of hopefully many!) to this culturally rich city in the land of a thousand hills -- three days filled with single origin coffees, supporting women owned businesses, trying my first banana beer, visiting a classic milk bar, navigating the moto taxi scene, and paying my respects at the genocide memorial and museums.

another canadian ski trip in the books - one of my favorite annual traditions! 🇨🇦❄️🍻
02/26/2025

another canadian ski trip in the books - one of my favorite annual traditions! 🇨🇦❄️🍻

a mossy, moody, & much needed weekend away on Vancouver Island 🇨🇦We couldn't make it back to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving ...
12/12/2024

a mossy, moody, & much needed weekend away on Vancouver Island 🇨🇦

We couldn't make it back to Wisconsin for Thanksgiving this year and instead spent the extra long weekend roadtripping our way around Vancouver Island, trying our hand at cold water surfing, hiking in temperate rainforest, taking long, rainy walks on the beach, tidepooling, and just hanging out and enjoying excellent meals, drinks, and spending time by the ocean. 🌊

I can't say I recommend skipping holidays.. but Vancouver Island was the place to do it 💕

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