Your definition of ADVENTURE?

Today after school, my 13 year old daughter Savannah told me her homework was to write about an adventure. I said, "that sounds fun"! She said "well it would be but I've never had an adventure".

OK, Savannah. I guess riding in a baby pack at age 1 into a forest service cabin in the dark with temps in the teens wasn't an adventure. Nor was the backpacking trip to the Cougar Creek Patrol cabin with her Grandfather, a National Park Service Interpretive Ranger. I guess the ziplining, canoeing, kayaking in a severe windstorm, rock climbing at age 4, surviving Montana's 9 month winters and swimming in 60 degree lake water in the summer don't count.

It really is relative. For some it is an "adventure" simply to come to Montana for a few days. For others, it is to climb a high peak in the mountains. And still for others, like me, it might be as simple as making dinner with a pressure cooker.

You see, I've rock climbed, ice climbed, rafted the Nenana at life threatening flood stage in Alaska, backpacked across Yellowstone and even survived the birth of two children with absolutely no medications to ease the pain to protect their tiny brains.

But, I've never really been a cook. None of the above scared me. The rules about how to use the pressure cooker were down right SCARY. Getting the dusty gift from my Mom 10 years ago and deciding to make Mexican Pork was and adventure and a good one. It was not only good, it was DELICIOUS and success is measured by the kids actually eating it without complaining. Even better, they wanted seconds.

It's all relative. What's your idea of adventure?