Author: Natasha
Mountain Slushies
Sitting here, in the chair I got nearly three years ago from my first ever housemate in Tahoe, staring at my (what feels like) huge laptop screen, with the windows framing National Forest behind, I fe... Read More
You never quite know where you are going
Every morning, I sit in my bed, with my back leaned up against the wall,and two pillows cushioning my straight-ish posture, with my legs stretched out and a pillow under my knees. When I began my medi... Read More
Real love. That’s it.
Four years and one day ago I met Cory Iverson. I remember the moment I first saw him, standing at the top of a set of stairs, right outside the apartment he, and my best friend, had been living togeth... Read More
Obsessed with this mountain
Attempting to put into words why I love Kirkwood is, in itself, a discredit to this place. Kirkwood is ineffable. However, after extensive research in the field (ahem, on the chairlift) I am confide... Read More![Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170224_103821453_HDR.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]")
Not using your brain [Concussion Part 3 of 4]
In the span of two weeks, I experienced nearly constant pain, confusion, and frustration. I felt lost and the people I turned to for answers, did not seem to care much or have time to explain anything... Read More![What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170219_153243.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]")
What just happened? [Concussion Part 2 of 4]
Amber and I were riding up the chairlift together. Chair 11, The Reut. This season, we had both taken a women’s clinic from the EK program, twice. “I feel like it’s given me this new found confi... Read More![Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]](https://i0.wp.com/dirtandtears.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/IMG_20170212_131205694.jpg?resize=542%2C340&ssl=1 "Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]")
Is that you? [Concussion Part 1 of 4]
Walking across Kirkwood Meadows Drive, with my 15 year old snowboard looped through my right arm, I felt pretty laid back about the day ahead. It was a Sunday, the first day of my weekend, but for mos... Read More
What are your 60,000 words?
Tomorrow is December 31st, which is an exciting day for me, for more than one reason. First of all, it will be the day I get to celebrate completing a 50 Day Challenge of writing 1000 words a day. Alt... Read More