My version of running; on the trails, along the highways, up the mountains, through the cities.
With no check list; my only goal is to get out there, experience life + see what the world has for me!
Hitting the trails with a backpack, tent + that little tickle for adventure…rain, snow or shine!
Oh, hai + welcome! I’m Heidi, the face + voice behind the vast majority of the stories you’ll find here on Heidi Kumm // Oversharing Life. I live in the Rocky Mountains in a little tourist town surrounded by bustling ski resorts, rugged mountain peaks + endless miles of dirt ribbon trails.
This is my happy place, yet I’m only here about 6 months out of the year. I spend my summers roaming the world on foot, by train or in my car. This is usually where my most exciting stories come from. My winters are spent working as an EMT at a ski resort emergency room + getting to know the mountains in my backyard.
You’ll find stories about the time I spend on the trails, adventures I encounter while traveling, my attempts at ultra training + tangents outlining my thoughts on life. You will *not* find very much useful information about baking pies, brewing kombucha, fermenting sourdough or growing herbs…although lately I’ve been doing all of those things, too!
So, stick around + read a bit. If you come up with any questions…shoot me a message on Facebook or find me on Instagram! Happy wandering!
I’m headed off to chase some sunshine around the Utah desert. On Friday I’ll be driving out to Moab to volunteer at the Moab 200 Mile Ultra race + the Mad Moose Events Canyonlands Other Read more…
My first bout of nomadic living came as a bit of a surprise, to everyone. Myself included. I didn’t spend years saving up for travel. This meant my bank account was far from prepared for Read more…
Looks like winter has arrived…sort of? I don’t remember when snow first showed up last season, but I do know I was hiking well above 11,000 feet in November wearing a tank top on a Read more…
Let’s jump into the important stuff…like the fact it’s my birthday month. Yay, aging? Okay, so that’s not the most important thing happening in my life right now, but it will be my rebuttal to Read more…
Tis the season…of fall colors. While I’ll always talk about missing the reds + oranges of the Midwest there is no denying the beauty of the Colorado yellows. It may not be the end of Read more…
Sometimes I have a million + a half words to throw down on a page. Words about the trail or words about my feelings or words of advice or…just words. Other times, I have no Read more…
I used to be well versed in the art of chasing summits. Key words being “used to be”. Lately, I’ve been happy soaking up the sun near alpine lakes. Just being on the trails makes Read more…
Sometimes I sit down at my computer, load up WordPress + settle in to write about something very specific. Maybe it’s a trail story or a race recap [ha, that’s been a while] or a Read more…
Yesterday I made the hilly, sweaty bike ride from the Camping Kate campground in Mlini to the main bus station in Dubrovnik. In an attempt to avoid the relentless, baking heat I left camp before Read more…