In college, we often camped with friends—but that camping was really just an excuse to drink beer all day. After grad school, we got into backpacking as a way to truly enjoy the outdoors and explore the amazing terrain of … Continued
The Hardrock 100 is one of the legendary 100-mile ultras, famous for its staggering climbing (33,000+ feet), thin air (13 summits over 13,000 feet, including 14,048-foot Handies Peak), and a loop through the San Juan Mountains that doubles as a … Continued
Since spending a week training for Hardrock 100 in the Pyrenees 2013 during a break between work trips to London I have wanted to get back to the Pyrenees to run the GR11 trail (this is part of the Grande … Continued
Fall is the Wasatch is a great time. Cool temps, the overgrown trails start to die back for good running, quick desert trips to remember what summer is like, and a huge drop in running miles in favor of duck … Continued
We have wanted to visit the Wind River Range in Wyoming for years as friends always talk about how amazing it is. We planned a quick weekend with a short run Friday, then a 50+ mile loop fast-pack style for … Continued
Ever since running the first section of the Maah Daah Hey trail through the North Dakota Badlands, Emily and I have wanted to spend more time running there. When the second section known as ‘The Duece’ was finished (I believe just last fall) … Continued
In mid March Emily and I decided to do Jemez 50 in Los Alamos New Mexico. It was still full on ski season and I had not even started to think about running yet. I had run ~30 miles so … Continued
We had a crazy winter in the Wasatch. We set a record for the least amount of snow – EVER. As everyone complained about the skiing, I had an amazing ski season with lots of great ski days, not as … Continued
If you haven’t read, Part 1, please reach that first. Taking a quick step back to May, we also started a large house remodel as soon as the snow melted. We extended our master bedroom above the 2nd garage (which … Continued