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Margaux Rhymes with Fargo

mostly entertaining stories about my life

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Adventuring

When you fall off the bike, get back on (but get out of the way first)

Turns out mountain bike races are super hard, hence the closed eyes and strained expression in that photo. I just started doing this whole mountain biking thing this spring, after being coerced by some coworkers. Basically, back in December two... Continue Reading →

Fourth time’s the curse {Chile Round 4}

Literally the worst trip I've ever taken. It happened back at the beginning of May and I'm still traumatized, especially after how awesome the last trip was. It started, as many horror stories do, with food poisoning during a nine... Continue Reading →

The ski trip that was actually (unintentionally) a climbing trip

The original plan was to do an epic backcountry ski weekend in the Eastern Sierras at the end of April, usually a reliably good time to get some spring skiing in at high elevation. Alas, Mother Nature had other plans.... Continue Reading →

Ski season via pictures of people not skiing

See, it kinda looks like we're skiing in that photo, but really what we're doing is hiking on skis. I learned this winter that "backcountry skiing" is a total misnomer, and really it should be more like "slogging up snowy... Continue Reading →

Third time’s the charm {Chile Round 3}

Figured since I'm about to come home from my fourth trip to Chile, I should post pictures from the last one. Not gonna lie, the most exciting that happened to me when I traveled to La Serena in March was... Continue Reading →

Kilimanjaro tips for success

I've compiled a list of things to know before embarking on a trek to the tippity top of Africa. Some of these I did during my Kilimanjaro trip and was happy about, and some I didn't do and was sad about,... Continue Reading →

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