Andy's Writing Samples and Experience

Andy has been writing poetry since high school and began writing professionally in 2001 with the launch of the Steamboat Local (now called The Yampa Valley Voice).  After receiving a BA in Visual Arts from Eckerd College in 1995, Andy followed up with a degree in Travel Photography and Journalism from Morris College in Sussex England (1998) and specializes in travel, sustainability, adaptive sports and travel. She has also published two guidebooks with her husband Craig on Adaptive Travel (Access Anything).

Writer's Web Logs (Blogs):  
Andy's Idea Factory (since 2009, with over 57,000 views)
   Ideas for home, organization, crafting, travel, and business 
In The Deep (2008-2013, with over 25,000 views) 
   Winter blog of following a champion monoskier on Steamboat Ski Area 
Access Anything (2007-2013 with over 66,000 views) 
   Updates from the road of adaptive adventure travel specialist
   Access Anything also boasts 154,000 followers on Twitter!
Access Anything Reviews  (2007-2010 with over 18,000 views)
   Reviewing disability products for our readers 
Yampa Valley Sustainability Council (April 2012- March 2016)
   Following the green movement in Steamboat 

Adaptive Travel and Travel:
It's a Family Affair, Steamboat Magazine, December 2014
Access For All, Airport World Magazine, April 2012
State Bridge is Reborn, Steamboat Magazine, Fall 2011
Techno-Nerds Rejoice!, Steamboat Magazine May 2010
Travel Column, Action Magazine, 2008 - 2010
Lovely Lake George, NY, Venture Travel Oct 2009
Spinning Through the Steel City, Venture Travel May 2009
Steamboat Springs, Venture Travel Magazine Summer 2008
Adaptive Travel Agents Disaboom, May 2008
Golf Access in Myrtle Beach's Grand Strand Active Living Magazine, Spring 2008
Access Anything Traveler - sample issue: covering disability travel news and more, March 2005 - Present

Gardening: 
Food Coalition Update, Steamboat Pilot, October 2, 2017
Strings Kitchen and Garden Tour, Steamboat Pilot, July 11, 2017
Strings Kitchen and Garden Tour, Steamboat Pilot, June 13, 2017
Caring for Flowering Trees, Steamboat Pilot, May 30, 2017
Bringing growing back home, Steamboat Pilot, March 11, 2017
Plants need companions too, Steamboat Pilot, August 2, 2016
Composting in the Yampa Valley, Steamboat Pilot, June 29, 2016

Guidebooks: 
Access Anything: I Can Do That, Adventuring with Disabilities; guidebook for travelers and travel industry agents and professionals alike, the how-to's of traveling with a disability. Co-author: Craig Kennedy; Outskirts Publishing, April 2007
Access Anything: Colorado, Adventuring with Disabilities; guidebook for travelers with disabilities and anyone traveling with special needs to Colorado. Co-author: Craig Kennedy; Fulcrum Publishing, July 2005

Sports:
Winters 2002-2007: Straight Talk: Daily report and Photo of the Day for Steamboat Ski Resort Corporation, emailed daily to 40,000 readers 
August 2007: Action Magazine: Top Ten High Octane Adaptive Activities
March 2007: Sports N Spokes Magazine: Powder Fresh, Adaptive Ski Camp
Winter 2007: Active Living Magazine: Mountain Access, Adaptive Ski Camp

Sustainability: (highlights only - entire listing is at www.yvsc.org/news
Articles on Sustainability from Jan 2015- Feb 2016 
Growing Up, taking food learning to the next level, Homelink Magazine, Dec 2014
Zero Waste Program packs a punch, Valley Voice, November 2014 (pg. 24) 
10 Ways to Prep your Home for Winter, Valley Voice, October 2014 (pg. 16)
Why Recycling ain’t free, Valley Voice, September 2014 (pg. 27)
The Future of Real Estate – the Green MLS, Valley Voice, August 2014 (pg. 15)
Six Ways you can bring Sustainability Home for Summer, Valley Voice, July'14 (p31)
It’s not just about planting trees, Valley Voice, June 2014 (pg 28)
Energy Ninjas make reducing energy fun, Steamboat Today, February 14, 2014
Making the most of the season, Steamboat Pilot, April 4, 2013 
Spring Thaw Shows what lies underneath, Valley Voice, April 1, 2013 (pg 32)
Grading on the curve for ski area sustainability, Steamboat Pilot, February 23, 2013
Greening your Holidays, Valley Voice, December 1, 2012 (pg 31)
Waves of Change: Alternatives in Energy, Valley Voice, November 1, 2012 (pg 31)
Developing your Sustainable Vision, Valley Voice, September 1, 2012 (pg 30)
Zero Heroes are allowed to wear capes, Valley Voice, June 1, 2012 (pg 35)
Retree Steamboat: Planting a Tree Near You, Steamboat Pilot and Today, Mar 2, 2012
Outgrowing the Disposable Bag, Homelink Magazine, Winter 2011-12
Zero Waste Initiative, Steamboat Springs Pilot and Today, June 30, 2011
Re-Treeing Colorado, Steamboat Magazine, May 2010
Earth Day, Earth consciousness, Steamboat Pilot and Today, April 16, 2010

Andy's Idea Factory most read blog posts:

• Gluten Free for Psoriasis 
    (over 17,000 opens!)
• 24 clever ideas to make life easier 
• Five Awesome Camping Recipes
• Kukicha Tea for cleansing during SCD diet and way more...
• My switch to all natural Henna - Part 2
• DIY After-Sun lotion
• Specific Carbohydrate Diet
• DIY Baby Sling
• Social Media 101
• DIY Bath Salts

Access Anything's most read posts: 

• European Vacation 1 - Amsterdam
• Access is Mile High at Invesco Field in Denver, CO
• Continental Airlines Customers with Disabilities Advisory Board says goodbye to an era
• Denver's Camp Discovery 2nd Annual Camp for Challenged Athletes is just one month away!
• Announcing Amtrak 2011 Improvements to Access
• Making PDFs accessible to screen readers
• European Vacation 3: Paris and beyond!
• Continental Airlines Disability Advisory Board Updates
• Skateboard Park-No Barriers
• No Barriers USA - Time is ticking down for signup!