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12-Day Wonderland Trail Family Backpacking Adventure

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Jess Connell

In August 2016, we took a 12-day backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier with our 7 children (ages 14 to 1 year old), on the incredible Wonderland Trail. In 12 articles, I’ve shared the good, the bad, & the ugly. You can read our story here. I published journal entries, pictures, & memories from our family…

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How & Why I Started Nourishing and Cherishing My Body

Posted on September 14, 2016 by Jess Connell

  This past spring, I knew something had to change. I’m 36 (and– gulp!– I can only say that for another month or so). And I had started noticing my age. It was little things: groaning, with an additional “oof” or “oh!” when I got off the couch hearing clicks in my knees and ankles…

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End of Summer, Back to School (and a rant about extracurricular commitments)

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Jess Connell

Well, this year we had a long summer. Longer than normal. And it was fabulous. Here are some highlights: Our family of 9 spent 12 days on a backpacking trip around Mt. Rainier. We were completely phone/internet disconnected during those days, and lived off of (1) what we could carry, and (2) what we stashed in 2 food/fuel…

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