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Do you feel like there’s more out there for you? Do you have a desire to build a deeper connection to your community, your values, and yourself? Are you curious about the alpenflo project? Join us for a community run and discover what alpenflo is all about!
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In early October I put on a two-part adventure running clinic, with the goal of empowering local runners with the knowledge and skills to plan big mountain runs of their own. We had a great time together learning and exploring the Mount Hood Wilderness. Photographer Steven Mortinson joined us and documented the journey.
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Oh I am definitely jumping in that thing, I thought to myself.
We were midway through our run up Hamilton Mountain, it was a hot summer day and as we passed the waterfall cascading into the pool I could barely resist the urge to hop in that cool, dark water right then and there.
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At the race director’s signal the pack surrounding me pulsed into motion. Runners who had massed at the start a moment ago burst through the black arch and flooded onto the trail like a torrent unleashed. I climbed through the forest in the early morning light, riding the wave of energy. We ran through thinning trees and burst into the sun, hanging a left at the Loowit trail. 30 miles later, after circumnavigating Mt Saint Helens, we’d reach this junction again and sprint downhill to the finish.
Read MoreThe evening sky darkens and the cold starts to come. I pull on gloves, take a drink, and shoulder my pack to continue up the wide track of cold dust and protruding stone. Within the hour I come to a village, little more than a few teahouses perched above the frothing churn of the Bhote Koshi River. It’s dusk at 11,000 feet and the wind bites. I need to find shelter soon.
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