Hit the Oregon Trails

Ashland, Oregon

Go if you're equally fanatic about trail running and the Bard. Ashland has hosted the Oregon Shakespeare Festival ...

Pregnant Pause

Seeking new horizons on the diverse trails of the Santa Monica Mountains

Sage. Nicholas. Willow. My mind sorts through names as I blaze past Leo Carrillo State Beach's Nicholas Flats trail ...

From Sea to Summit

Running wild in Big Sur, California

Curving south out of Carmel, California, on Highway One, I put the pedal to the metal on my car loaded with two trail runners, a dog ...

Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm Trail, North Cascades, Washington

Cascade Pass and Sahale Arm Trail, North Cascades, Washington

Little Wild Horse Canyon-Bell Canyon Loop, San Rafael Swell, Utah

Little Wild Horse Canyon-Bell Canyon Loop, San Rafael Swell, Utah

Single-Serving Dad

Running 20 hard miles with a tough old man makes the author think hard about family ties

A friend, a native Montanan, likes to remind me that my favorite state has snowfall every month ...