The North Country Trail is a designated National Scenic Trail (the same designation as the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and several others) covering approximately 4,904 miles connecting central North Dakota to Vermont. The NCT is the longest of the National Scenic Trails. The trail also winds…
I had just wrapped up a long run in the snow with my friend Jenelle on a chilly February day in northern Michigan when my phone rang. As I was getting into my car to drive home my friend Mark called me out of the blue and invited me to…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9868911356 My friend Mark called me out of the blue in February 2023 asking if I had any interest in joining him for a week or so of travel in Scotland sometime in the fall. Exploring the Scottish highlands was one adventure I couldn’t say no to. During…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9680329428/overview This Michigan race is one that’s been on my radar for a while. It sells out within hours once they open up registration on Black Friday every year, so it’s one to jump on early or you’ll miss out! I had registered for the 2021 event, but…
My trip to Colorado in July 2023 was a good balance of strenuous mountain hikes, fishing, and chilling out reading and watching Season 3 of The Witcher on Netflix. I also spent a lot of time driving (thankfully the scenery is so awesome so that wasn’t so bad), and squeezed…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9539113958 Brittany and I hit the road early to get to the Yankee Boy Basin 2WD trailhead early. After an iced-coffee powered drive on the winding Million Dollar Highway the drive got even more interesting as it left the pavement and wound up a rocky road and under…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9519440700 I left Old Tale Inn in Leadville at about 4am and downed a can of cold brew coffee on the relatively short drive to the Mt Elbert trailhead (I took the standard route: Northeast Ridge). I was excited and a little nervous about climbing a fourteener on…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9508951911 I made a handful of Colorado friends through a “30 days upside down” handstand challenge on Instagram in January 2022. I got to meet a few of them in Colorado last September (Bierstadt-Sawtooth Evans with Drew; Shavano and Tabeguache with Ryan; and at a Nine Inch Nails…
The Appalachian Trail (AT) is a designated National Scenic Trail and probably the most well-known major trail in North America. It stretches 2,170 miles, crossing through fourteen states from Springer Mountain in Georgia to the summit of Mount Katahdin (Baxter Peak) in Maine. As of December 31, 2023 I have covered 13.0 unique miles of the…
Strava link: https://www.strava.com/activities/9007463278Race website: https://cocodona.com/about/ & https://cocodona.com/course250/ The Cocodona 250 is an ultramarathon covering diverse Arizona landscapes between Black Canyon City and Flagstaff. The course winds through the Sonoran desert, runs the length of the Bradshaw Mountains, passes through historical mining towns, takes participants along the red rock formations of…