This is the story of my experience racing The Standhope Ultra Challenge, a 30K trail running race through rugged peaks of Central Idaho. Flop down on your couch, and come along. I'll handle all the su

Its been a few years now since Ive published anything here, which for those of you who know me can probably understand. But for those who dont, here is something of a recap and an update for what Im hoping to resume going forward.

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It was like tea bleeding in hot water. A blend of fragrances that rolled uphill in a slow, thermal simmer.The peppermint-butter aroma of bitter brush blooms, silken spice of sage and vanilla honey of

Out on the open highway his journey found its tempo, its rhythm, its pulse. Every day on a bike has its own feel, and today a natural feeling sense of urgency had him riding fast. Carrying speed into corners and leaning steep with the bike as it swung th.

Abumblebee bounced around.Miles below him the line of dust continued crossing the valley, sending its flags into the air like smoke signals of forgotten interpretation. It was headed south and gai

With a quarter turn of his right wrist the motor churned out a flurry of crisp-sounding notes that broke skyward like mallards from the angled titanium exhaust.

"As he woke his back stiffened. He tilted his head slightly and with a weathered hand pushed the woven-palm cast shadow upward- pouring the freshness of daylight into his eyes. Grasshopper wings rattled all around like strings of firecrackers hitting or .

Daddy daycare has really put a squeeze on my time to write, and thus what I write has really been squeezed. So I'm trying to see if I can continue to produce content that's shorter in duration.I begi

As my kiddo and I gazed at the slab of largemouth bass flexing along the handle of my net, he asked Dad, is that fish bigger than me?I could swear I heard an echo making its way back of my own voice asking that same question 40 years ago.For images t