hiking

Hi Friends! I hope you had a wonderful weekend! Mine was pretty lazy, but I got out of the house a little which was much needed.

Anyway, one more post from my trip last week to Austin, TX. (Check out Part 1 and Part 2!) We wanted to get outside, especially since my sister and her friend came down from the blustery cold in Ohio. We chose Hamilton Pool because it was close to Austin and there wasn’t a lot of time added to our trip home. It was the perfect outdoor detour!

Tank- Lucy | Pants- Nike, sold out but here are the matching shorts, and I linked other great black and white versions here, here, and here | Shoes- Mizuno, here is the newer version | Watch- Garmin

I have travelled all over the world, but until I moved to Dallas, the farthest west I had ever been in the US was Chicago. A few weeks ago I took a trip to Phoenix with a girl friend. Phoenix? In the middle of July?! (Said everyone.) It was unlike anything I had ever seen before. There were cacti in the medians on the road, and driving down the highway there’s mountains in every direction. It was beautiful, especially when we decided to go hiking. Stopping only for a water break and take a few scenery snaps, our couple-mile hike was great. Of course I had to snap a photo with my Lokai bracelet… how could I not? I absolutely love what it stands for, and hiking up a mountain it couldn’t have been more relevant. “Stay humble, stay hopeful.” At this point in my life, I love having that reminder on my wrist every day.