Posts by Ky Delaney
Mountain Mama: The Beauty in Fading
That night my son and I camped alone, and I woke up to my forty-third birthday in a dry tent on a sunny day. We I paddled to waterfalls, slid down rocks, and ate marshmallows smothered in peanut butter until our bellies ached.
Read MoreGreat Lake: Explore Lake Jocassee
Explore Jocassee Lake—one of the last great places in the world.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Finding the Work-Play Balance
For me, the prelude to summer has been a blur. Everywhere I see photos on social media of people floating on lakes and camping in the forest, backdrops of blue and green.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Chasing Dreams
“Everything else ceased existing for me except that moment, fixating on where I wanted to be going over the waterfall. The closer I got to the drop, the bigger it looked.”
Read MoreMountain Mama Paddles the North Fork (Finally)
Over the years whenever a friend told me about someone who got stuck in the eddy of doom or busted a boat paddling the North Fork, I took it as proof that I didn’t belong paddling there.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Experiencing Loss and Remembering Joy
Sometimes remembering joy turns on the story we tell ourselves.
Read MoreMountain Mama: How Sarah Ruhlen is Redefining Kayaking Videos
Sarah Ruhlen hopes that her all-female edit for this year’s Tallulah Fest helps create a more expansive view of what it means to paddle whitewater.
Read MoreStand Up for Nature
Dear paddler, biker, runner, climber, hiker, and all-around outdoor lover.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Liv Ladies AllRide
Mountain Mama packs her bags and heads south for the Liv Ladies AllRide Mountain Bike Camp.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Walk to Stop the Atlantic Coast Pipeline
Rural African-American communities, indigenous people, church groups, and activists are walking across North Carolina to oppose the DAPL of the southeast, the proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Back on the Bike
“Riding my bike felt revolutionary after a winter hunched over my laptop.”
Read MoreMountain Mama: The Importance of Ski Lessons
Signing your child up for ski lessons is one of the best parenting moves you can make on the slopes, says Mountain Mama.
Read MoreMountain Mama: Mountain Men of the March
This past Saturday mountain men showed up in Washington, D.C. to march with friends, wives, daughters and mothers, showing that strong men are feminists.
Read MoreMountain Mama Sits Down with Anna Levesque and Melina Coogan
Two of Western North Carolina’s finest outdoorswomen, Anna Levesque who has dedicated her life to empowering women on and off the water and Melina Coogan who is a photographer and adventure writer, teamed up to organize travel logistics from Asheville to the DC for the Women’s March this coming Saturday. Women and men are gathering…
Read MoreMountain Mama: A Q & A with Single Dad and Full-Time Adventurer Thomas Minton
After I posted a couple interviews with single moms, readers responded. “I love what you’ve written about single moms, but what about single dads?”
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