A run journal exploring the culture of wilderness running
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A Goat Rocks Stage trip report. I’m a desert rat at this point, spending the last 20 years in Arizona, but I will jump at any chance to visit and explore the vastness of the PNW landscape. Last year, My Spring Energy reached out to me to see if I’d be interested in attending an…
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If you’re a mountain minded individual in 2024, then you likely know the feeling of overwhelm as you scramble to send those final emails while stuffing the bags for a weekend away in the mountains. If it weren’t for the packing list chiseled out over countless adventures before, you’d certainly forget the sleeping bag again…
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Fall comes early in the mountains. The fog hangs heavier over the valleys, the skies begin to welcome the familiar shifting clouds. The days are getting shorter, but there are still berry harvests to be had and some of the trail running’s most wondrous days awaiting. Aspire moves basecamp indoors to mountain lodges, turning up…
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