I smell woodsmoke. Kim swore, anxious for the warmth of the lodge. We arrived at the front door of the luxury Yeti Mountain Home, pushed, pulled, shoved, but of course, the door was locked. Thick, …
Bishop, California’s East Side Winter Trail Running Basecamp
Come winter, mountains turn white. While this is a fantastic occurrence for most people, many trail runners, if they don’t also ski, find it a sad reality. If warm sun and dry, mountain trails are …
How to Run Nepal’s Three Passes
This post is a follow-up on telling our story about running Nepal’s Three Passes in a day. The word is out, running Nepal’s Three Passes has become a thing. And, Chukhung is on the radar …
Trail Running Nepal’s Three Passes
Three Passes : Take Two For the last 5 years, intertwined with all the other things we’ve done with trail running (Sierra Trail Runs, creating the Via Valais and Via Grischuna, and our mini-guides), we’ve …
Trail Running the Grand Canyon Rim to River to Rim in Winter
The Grand Canyon is one of the few places I’ve been that literally blows the mind wide open. “Ya, whatever, it’s a big canyon.”, you think before you set your soon to be bulging eyes …
Winter Trail Running Mt. Whitney
While planning our winter Wild West Trail Running Road Trip, there was nothing we wanted to do more than Mt. Whitney. Not just because it’s the highest peak in the lower 48, but because it …
Trail Running Telescope Peak in Death Valley
Freezing in Death Valley Our Wild West Trail Running Road Trip got off to a frozen start. We’d been seeking dry, thawed trails for a week when we finally decided to head for the desert. …
Wild West Winter Trail Running Road Trip
“May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”― Edward Abbey Road trips conjure up visions of sunny days and warm nights, windows down and friends jockeying around tailgates for …









