Date men and women from United States / Alaska / Douglas, 42 year old

Date someone special from United States. Hello. Thanks for reading my profile. I am new to the Douglas area and interested in meeting new people outside of the bar scene. I spent the last five years in Rhode Island and really loved it. Unfortunately, the job market was not what I had hoped it would be and had to decide what I loved more: RI or teaching. So, here I am teaching 4th grade and loving it. Its tough work, but truely a passion. I'm orginally from AZ so being back in the desert is just fine with me. I have family in Santa Barbara, so when I need the ocean, I take a trip to Cali.
When I'm not working, I love to be outside. I consider myself to be a nature girl. I love to take a dirt road, to another dirt road and camp in the middle of nowhere. I also love to hike and try to get out every weekend. I've been warned by border patrol not to hike alone, but at this point, I don't have any friends that are willing to go exploring the desert for a couple of hours. One of my biggest passions is cycling. I've put a couple 1000 miles on my GT, done a couple of races, and explored a lot of beautiful places. My bike it a bit of a hybrid. Its a mountain bike, but I have slicks for tires and I replaced the small mountain bike ring for a bigger one.
I'm interested in making new friends and if the chemestry is right, maybe something more. I like strong, independent men who are not afraid to get a little dirty, but can clean up well. Obviously I like honest people (no one likes to be lied to), intelligent and funny. I have a warped sense of humor, maybe even a little dirty. I'm not your typical teacher type. I enjoy making people laugh.
I've rewritten my profile because I've not made any connections in the month I've been on and thought that I should try to change things up a bit. I am a woman and therefore, if you're interested, please don't expect me to make the first move. Aren't you the "hunter" after all?
For some reason, I can only download some of my pictures from my facebook account, so I know that there are no full-body shots. Ths does not mean that I'm...a big girl. I'm strong and healthy and very proud and confident of my figure. My hair is also longer now. My main pic is about 2 years old. At the time of the photo, I had cut my long hair and donated it to Locks For Love for the 2nd time. I'm currently growing it out for perhaps a 3rd donation.
I love to write so I could go on for 1555 more characters, but I think I'll call it quits now. Drop me a line if you're interested in communicating some more. Happy hunting boys!