I’ve been busy with work and other commitments, so Trails + Travels has been hibernating. We’ve been on some great adventures in the past year, though, and I’ll be catching up soon. For now, here’s a gallery of photos of a grizzly bear I watched eating breakfast at Two Dog Flats on the shore of …
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Back on the run in Hells Canyon
The Hells Canyon Adventure Run in March marked the start of my trail-running season this year and represented a return to form after a winter ankle injury. The three-day weekend over the spring equinox was also the beginning of warm-weather recreation for us and our puppy Gus’ first camping trip. With mostly sunny skies and wildflowers on the hillsides, …
Dark start, dark finish on the Rim to Rim to Rim run
As we ran over the South Rim of the Grand Canyon in the dark early last November, I knew better than the rest of the group the risk presented by patches of packed snow and ice left from a storm earlier in the week. The others arrived at the canyon by van the night before after flying from Missoula to Las …
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Rain, snow and sun on South Rim of Grand Canyon
After two days of driving and a stop to hike a slot canyon, we arrived on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon last fall just as the sun was setting. We took in the expanse from the Desert View Visitor Center as the last light of day faded over the rim to the west and darkness …
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Slot canyons on the way to the Grand Canyon
On our second trip to Arizona last fall – my first time to the Grand Canyon – we drove and took the opportunity to stop in southern Utah on the way. Zion National Park is about the halfway point between Missoula and the South Rim, so we stopped there to camp for the night. The …
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Red rocks and hot hiking in Arizona
The first of two fall trips to Arizona allowed us to get out in the Sedona and Scottsdale areas – both of which offer easy access to trails. It’s been several years since we’ve met relatives in the Phoenix area, and in the past we’ve taken the opportunity to drive north to Sedona’s red rock …
Back to day hiking in Glacier National Park
After several years of point-to-point backpacking in Glacier National Park, we returned to day hiking last summer, largely due to the forecast. While a rainy day isn’t out of the ordinary for our late-July trips to the park, the forecast this year was for much more precipitation. And it delivered – a couple of our …
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A walk to Wahclella Falls in the Columbia Gorge
Visiting relatives in Portland, Oregon, always means driving through the Columbia River Gorge, which offers the perfect opportunity to go for a hike before arriving in the city. Over the years, the national scenic area east of Portland has become our go-to spot for getting out, with its numerous creeks and waterfalls. I don’t think we’ve ever …
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A Hells Canyon trail run to start spring
As it did last year, my trail running season opened in late March with a trip to western Idaho for the Hells Canyon Adventure Run. The event isn’t an organized race – jet boats ferry runners up the Snake River about to drop-offs at 15 and 25 miles, and they return unsupported along the national …
Volcanic remnants in Iceland’s west
The last stop on our Icelandic itinerary was the Snæfellsness Peninsula, jutting west into the Atlantic Ocean and ending at a glacier-capped volcano. About three hours after leaving Akureyri, we turned off the Ring Road, following smaller, snow-covered highways most of the way out the north side of the peninsula. Over the next couple of …
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