welcome to the life of vamessy :)
Hi friends!! :)
For anyone that might not know me: my name is Vanessa!
I moved to SW Montana from Upstate NY a few years ago because I could think of no better place to spend my twenties (and maybe my forever- I love it here).
I started vamessyvlogs because I wanted a place to share some outdoor info with friends, fam, & anyone looking for adventure inspiration! I'm not the best at updating the website when the sun comes out, but there is plenty on here to check out in the meantime!
Looking for a weekend adventure? Wondering what animal has the most complex language? Can you avoid getting eaten by a bear? Curious for fun facts about national parks? Want to learn how to be responsible in the outdoors? Should you challenge a bison to a race?
You've come to the right place to find all this out and more! :)
« ACCOUNTABILITY »
A lot of outdoor enthusiasts don't want to share the locations they visit. Through VamessyVlogs I've done quite literally the opposite and let you guys know almost every location I've been visiting and the only thing I ask is that you enjoy the outdoors responsibly. What does enjoying the outdoors responsibly mean? Why is location sharing so controversial? Click on the lil rock pile to take a minute to read my thoughts on geotagging, being prepared, & in general how to be a decent human on the trails.
« ADVENTURES »
You can expect A LOT of nature content here because I am definitely happiest when I am out exploring nature. There is a certain peace to it that I have never gotten from anything else.
However, this section isn't reserved for just nature posts because adventure is EVERYWHERE. So click on my lil bison friend to see some of the different places adventure awaits.
« FLORA & FAUNA + »
Over the past few years of living in Montana I've become really intrigued with learning more about the beautiful wildflowers, vegetation, furry friends, and even crawly critters I've been seeing on my hikes. I've always been interested in chasing the sun and the history written in our night stars so I'm sure you can imagine how excited I am to be in big sky country... Click on my blue idas friends to hear about some of the coolest things I've been able to witness courtesy of mother earth :)
« VAMESSY »
Figuring out life after college has been a little messy and moving to a completely new area definitely added its own complications. I used to have a little section underneath this tab called "brain dumps" where I wrote up a lot about life, but I'm on the fence on if I want to keep moving forward with it & what that would look like. For now I've removed it from the site, but it might be back... we'll see! In better news I added a lil scrapbook section for 2024 and about 20 poems that weren't on here before ;)
Check me out on instagram for more adventure content :) @vamessyvlogs