I didn’t even discuss my new labels for the types of blogs being posted; I just kinda started doing it. “In-between the mountains” is for posts that talk about a general place or town when it’s, well, in-between the mountains. City experiences and urban adventures are classified as “in-between the city the streets.” Backpacking, hiking,…
Last October we participated in this adventure race in Arkansas called Outback in the Ozarks. One of the teams was made up solely of women, and let me just say it appeared they were having a blast. A few months later, one team member stopped by our store and after following her on social media,…
Last year we decided it’d be fun to participate in our first ultramarathon. We asked the company we work for, Gearhead Outfitters, to sponsor our relay team for this unique race across the northwest corner of our home state and were delighted when they agreed. Then we trained (sort of) for what would be some…
Just over a month ago I got to take a long weekend and visit some good friends in Blowing Rock, North Carolina. The first thing I thought upon my arrival in this little mountain town was “Can I stay here?” The weather was nice and cool and the town was beautiful. We crammed as much…
Everything hurts. I’m not being dramatic, just honest. My calves, my ankles, my thighs and even my arms if I stretch just far enough. I pushed my body harder than ever before and now I’m paying the price. I’m actually not writing this to complain. This is a success story. I ran my first trail race,…
