by Haileymack | Dec 31, 2021 | My Blog, Triathlon
This year, 2021, was my first year getting back into racing since my swimming days before injury and college. I particpated in 4 different triathlons and made the podium for each race. It was a great year of rediscovering passions and competition, and my 2022 calendar...
by Haileymack | Dec 16, 2021 | Bike Packing & Adventure, My Blog, Outdoor Education
Thanksgiving is typically an uneventful day for myself, but this year I took advantage of some time off and rafted the upper San Juan river with some rad friends. The mighty Juan starts from the slopes of the San Juan Mountain Range in southwest Colorado, and flows...
by Haileymack | Nov 17, 2021 | My Blog, Outdoor Education
The last week of October I worked as a guide in the Grand Gulch canyons of Utah. My group and I embarked on a 4 day backpacking trip from Bullet Canyon to Sheiks Canyon. Our trip through the canyon passed through incredible desert eco-zones, and the dwellings of...
by Haileymack | Nov 16, 2021 | Bike Packing & Adventure
The weekend of August 20th-23rd Casey and I embarked on a bike-packing trip to scout a portion of the New Colo Bikepacking Route. The route was created by Casey and will have an inaugural race, beginning in fall of 2022. It totals a little over 1,000 miles through...
by Haileymack | Jul 26, 2021 | Bike Packing & Adventure
The last week of March, 2021, I drove a couple of hours to The Natural Bridges Monument outside of Blanding, Utah, for a sub-200 mile solo bikepacking trip. My day started with lovely weather and a Happy Eeyore in the cockpit to navigate. We had a glorious 40-mile...