Connecting through words
I think most writers would agree that one of the most rewarding aspects of writing is the simple yet profound way words can connect you with other people. I’ve kept a frequently updated blog for…
I think most writers would agree that one of the most rewarding aspects of writing is the simple yet profound way words can connect you with other people. I’ve kept a frequently updated blog for…
By Beat Jegerlehner A large percentage of my running and adventuring gear is made by Skinfit — a small Austrian manufacturer — ever since my brother introduced me to the brand about 10 years ago.…
It’s a bit of a quiet week around here, but there are plenty of compelling adventures happening right now to follow along as we build up stoke for summer plans. These are a few of…
This past weekend was a busy one for endurance mountain biking, with fierce racing in the Stagecoach 400, Trans Iowa, and Arizona Trail Race 750. The Stagecoach 400 started Friday morning under clear skies and…
In Dirt Work: An Education in the Woods, Christine Byl takes readers deep into the gritty and hardscrabble work of a professional trail builder. Dirt Work tells the story of Byl’s years working as a traildog in the…
Aaron Gulley, a writer and journalist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, won this year’s Arizona Trail Race in 2 days, 3 hours, and 59 minutes. After several unsuccessful tries on the Arizona Trail, Gulley returned…
The stories that have emerged from this year’s Arizona Trail Race are gruesome and beautiful, often at the same time — a man using pliers to pry cholla balls out of his wife’s thighs; doctors surgically…
Aaron Gulley, a journalist from Santa Fe, New Mexico, appears to have finished the 300-mile Arizona Trail mountain bike race under the current record of 2 days, 5 hours, and 10 minutes. According to the…
The Arizona Trail is an elaborate setting for a mountain bike adventure. The often narrow, usually rocky path traverses an entire state the hard way — across lonely deserts occupied by amusingly anthropomorphic saguaro cacti, through…
Earlier this week, a man’s 27-year escape into the solitude of the Maine woods came to an end when police arrested 47-year-old Christopher Knight after he tripped a surveillance sensor while burglarizing private property. Knight…