This morning before our four mile trot ( A combination of jogging and hiking, much like a mule would on sketchy mountain trails) my good friend brought me some Banana Poppy Seed Pancakes made with almond meal and coconut oil. I traded her some home made Coconut Chocolate Chip Walnut Cookies. I love having …
These knees have been with me for thirty two yearsWhen I was ten I had a bad accident on my mountain bike.I remember flying down a hill sideways through gravel.When I woke up my knees were a bloody mess.I was in my neighborhood and yet I couldn’t even walk home around a few blocks.My friend …
It is finally spring at eight thousand feet. I love Bluff Lake; if there is a more perfect place in Southern California, I have yet to have run to it.
When I was 18 my friends and I used to sneak off to Mexico. Okay, for the life of me, I can’t remember if I told my parents I was going off to Mexico with Jenn or not. On one hand I was not a teenager who lied to her parents, ever. On …
This part of the mountain is very drastically different some times. We are so close to Joshua Tree National Park and when I run in this alpine forest I see everything from Yuccas, to Joshua Trees, to cacti, to wild larkspur and juniper trees. Today I ran a brand new trail that was …