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A new trail race this April starts at the banks of the Devils River
Some of my favorite races have taken place on trails that cut through the desert scrub of West Texas, events during which I’ve also tripped and shredded my knees and stabbed my butt with cactus needles during a mid-race pee break. Now there’s a new adventure to add...
For warm, cozy fun, swim in an outdoor heated pool in winter
It’s what I call swimming-in-a-warm-cauldron weather, and yes, people, this makes me extremely happy. People always seem shocked when I tell them I still swim when temperatures outside drop into the 30s. Even when I explain that the water in Western Hills Athletic...
This year’s Banff Film Fest is going virtual
The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is going virtual in 2021. That means instead of putting on my best hiking boots and pants and hanging out at the Paramount Theater with my hiking, biking and paddling pals for two consecutive nights in April, I’ll be curled...
Spider Mountain celebrates its anniversary with free chairlift rides, a ride clinic and a cold forecast
When the chairlifts started cranking on opening day at Spider Mountain bike park in Burnet almost two years ago, snowflakes sifted from the sky. It seemed appropriate then, since the chairlift at the country’s only year-round, lift-served mountain bike park had once...