Category: Balance

Miles and Miles: Women Ultra-runners

Some people really like to run. For them, three miles around the neighborhood isn’t enough. A 10K is a warm-up. Even a 26 mile and 385 yard marathon is too short. These people are ultra-runners, and for them 30, 50 or 100 miles is the perfect distance f… more »
Permalink 06/19/07 01:18:08 pm, by Mel Email , 1101 words, Categories: Profiles, Balance, Outdoor Recreation , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Betsy Gaines Quammen--Real Women Interview

Betsy Gaines Quammen is taking an innovative approach to conserving and protecting ecosystems around the globe. As Executive Director of the The Tributary Fund Quammen recently worked with Buddhist monks and local leaders in the rural Eg-Uur Valley of M… more »
Permalink 05/22/07 01:15:19 pm, by Mel Email , 742 words, Categories: Profiles, Balance , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Leading the Way

Guiding is big business in Gallatin and Park counties. Whether it’s rowing a driftboat as anglers cast imitation flies into the Yellowstone River or leading hikers on treks across distant mountain ranges on other continents, local entrepreneurs like to… more »
Permalink 02/27/07 01:16:44 pm, by Mel Email , 1184 words, Categories: Profiles, Balance, Outdoor Recreation , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Women Who Run With Dogs

The huskies and Belgium shepherds are barking wildly and yelping with their noses to the sky as three girls, ages 9-12, hustle them out to the sled line. The dogs are anxious to run, anxious feel the wind in their fur and the ground slip by beneath thei… more »
Permalink 01/30/07 01:13:40 pm, by Mel Email , 1142 words, Categories: Profiles, Balance, Outdoor Recreation , Leave a comment »Send a trackback »

Empowering Girls

“When women are fully involved (in society), the benefits can be seen immediately: families are healthier; they are better fed; their income, savings, and reinvestment go up. And what is true of families is true of communities and, eventually, whole cou… more »
Permalink 10/10/06 12:58:43 pm, by Mel Email , 1130 words, Categories: Balance, Misc. , 1 comment »Send a trackback »

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