Obsessing over winter, we recently visited Bryce Canyon National Park in Utah. Bryce Canyon National Park With over 35,000 acres, Bryce Canyon National Park makes for otherworldly winter hiking through white snow and colorful red and orange rock structures. Bryce is most notably famous for its distinct geological characteristics that include arches, bridges, and hoodoos. The hoodoos are colorful […]
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Hi, if you’re just tuning in: My name is Justin Flores and I’m obsessively getting ready for Winter. I’ve run my last Ultra Marathon for the year, which you can read about here and now I’m ready to hit some trails. As we’re getting ready to start this year’s snow season, we take a look back […]
If you grew up in Orange County, chances are you’ve heard the legends of Black Star Canyon: Hooded creatures, KKK, ghosts and demons. You know that you’re not supposed to go there at night…and yet, you go anyway. I first heard about the place when I was a senior in high school way back in […]
Recently, both my brother John and I signed up for California’s toughest 50k: the Los Pinos 50k which boasts 31 miles and 9,000 feet of elevation gain. You can read John’s post here. Here’s my race report: San Juan Trail (Miles 1-12) The race started at 6:15am. I relaxed the first 45 minutes […]
In the olden days, brave knights would set off on quests to slay the dragon terrorizing their town. Brave knights who trained and dedicated their whole lives for adventures like these; brave knights hardened from battle. Then there were the guys who didn’t train quite as hard as they should have but showed up to […]
We recently took a road trip to Yosemite, Big Sur, and Monterey. This a great video our buddy made during the Yosemite part of our recent road trip. In case you missed the article you can check it out here. Don’t forget to follow us on Facebook!
The other day, I was finishing up a grueling trail run and heading back to the parking lot. It was a long trail, really exhausting, so when I started getting closer to civilization I got pretty excited. I pulled out my phone to see if I had any reception; I didn’t. I put my phone […]
A friend of mine sends me a picture of the weight bench almost every morning telling me how much he was able to bench press that day. This friend is regularly setting PR’s (personal records). This motivates to me to get up and go to the gym. I haven’t been consistent with my weightlifting routine […]
6am. Mike, my brother, the ultrarunner, sends me a text message asking if I want to go on a hike. “How far,” I ask. He tells me “not far. I have to leave for work at 8:20am.” I say, “ok” and tell him “I’m on my way.” We drive over to the Anaheim Hills trails. […]