Mansplaining in the Backcountry

Brave Like BARB Home of the Bold Adventuring Rugged Beauties Imagine this, you’re new to a friendship or relationship and you and your companion venture out on a crisp day for a beautiful hike.  Things are going great, you’re chatting about work, life, family, hobbies, etc and then you suggest to stop for a break.  […]

Oh The Places You’ll Miss – A Poem

Brave Like BARB Home of the Bold Adventuring Rugged Beauties The razor glides upon my leg, I groan, I moan, I plead, I beg,  Must I oblige? Must I consent? Despite my dread at each attempt. Over my calf, upon my shin, This dreaded task again, again Resistance now, I start to bleed. Why must […]

Thoughts While Paddling: The Benefits of Covid-19

Brave Like BARB Home of the Bold Adventuring Rugged Beauties  I LOVE paddling.  I seize the opportunity to get on/in/near a boat whenever I can.  And so, when the kayak shop planned an employee overnight trip on our local canyon stretch for whoever wanted to paddle in mid November I jumped at the chance.   As […]

Becoming Brave Like BARB

Brave Like BARB Home of the Bold Adventuring Rugged Beauties It all started one glorious day on the river.  My dear friend L and I were invited on a four day river trip where we decided to paddle tandem in a tiny raft against howling winds that kept trying to blow us upstream.  We braced […]