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
Japan is known as the Land of the Rising Sun because it’s one of the first places in the world to see the sunrise. Utah’s license plate claims The Greatest Snow on Earth®, but Hokkaido wouldn’t be known as JaPow … Continued
My first encounter with the Grand Canyon was a Thanksgiving backpacking trip in 1997. As a relatively new backpacker, this was the hardest backpack trip Emily and I had ever done. After moving to Utah and taking up ultra running, … Continued
While the hills were hot, it was far cooler than the beach and it was tough to be back in the heat. When we got to Mararikulam we checked into the homestay, had lunch, and then went to the beach. … Continued
Kochi – The Queen of the Arabian City. We arrived in Kochi and immediately felt the intense heat and humidity. It was overwhelming from the first step out of the airport. We had 2 days to explore Kochi before heading … Continued
Ahhh – India. Our first visit in 2002 was our first big travel experience spending 7 months in Southeast Asia with most of that in Nepal. At that time, we walked across the border from Nepal to India and then … Continued
Seven volcanos in seven days. It is something I have wanted to do for over a decade. Timing, snow, partners, a weather window – there was always something preventing the trip – until this year. With only a loose plan … Continued
The second part of our trip was planned around relaxing. After another late night, we caught an early morning bus to Girona, rented a car and headed to the beach. The coast was HOT and it didn’t take us long to … 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