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The sky was dark and muggy, shivering off the dew that had accumulated during the night. I stared out of the passenger side window of Carolyn’s Ford Focus feeling guilty and nauseous. We didn’t’ say much to each other during the 45 minute ride to the airport. There wasn’t much to say. I was back […]

Isle Royale National Park, MI – September 7 – 11th 2015 The horizon runs straighter than a ruler from east to west. On the bottom, a dark, navy sea, and on the top, a cloudless powder blue. I listen to the soft mini-waves against the shore, slapping the small rocks ever so softly, like a

Burning River 100 Mile Endurance Run – Cleveland to Akron, OH – July 25 & 26th 2015 Why run a 100 mile race? I’m still not sure I can accurately answer that question. Maybe its too soon to answer after finishing this race yesterday morning, or maybe its because I don’t really have one, or

Utah, USA I headed out to the annual American Industrial Hygiene Conference (AIHce) in Salt Lake City for a few days of education and mingling with old colleagues. In the mornings before the conference I ventured into the streets and hills for a few spectacular runs through the city. One morning I started out early

Waterville, OH I headed out to Circleville, OH Friday night before the Saturday race after work. It had been hot most of the week (and humid), with the same weather predicted during race day. It’s pretty unusual for the temperature to be in the high 80s and low 90s in Northwester Ohio in the beginning

Ontario, Canada   I feel slightly unpatriotic for leaving the States and heading to Canada for Independence day, but it was a prime 3 day weekend to get out of Gibraltar, Michigan and get some hiking in, and we took full advantage of it.   I had never given much thought to going to Canada

Maui, HI In 2011 when I graduated from the University of Washington with my master’s degree, my parents took my sister and I on a cruise to Alaska. Well, this year, my sister was the one wearing the funny square hat, and my lovely parents planned yet another celebratory vacation, this time to the beautiful

Leland, MI One of the most scenic places in the United States can be found within the lakes and dunes of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore. It is a magical place, especially in the Spring. Carolyn and I came here on a trip last year and spent a long weekend backpacking around the lonely island

Carolyn and I went on a backpacking adventure to Big Bend National Park in Texas. Tucked away in a tiny corner of southwest Texas, the park straddles the bending Rio Grande River. It’s an expansive desert mountain landscape with untouched nature and intense isolation. Hundreds of miles away from any civilization, the park is teaming