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Big Mountain to Beer Bar: A City Creek Canyon Expedition

October 18, 2019 by Amiee

We’ve been talking about this run for at least three years. It was one of those runs I talked about doing all the time, but never actually planned it and then somehow find myself welted up from stinging nettle calling my husband for a rescue at the bottom of City Creek on a random Saturday…

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Filed Under: The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Microadventures, Salt Lake City, Trail Running, Utah

2017 Euro-Adventure Stop 3 – Chamonix, France

November 28, 2017 by Amiee

Although it broke my heart to leave the Dolomites after only 4 days, I wanted to show Fritz Chamonix, which so captured my heart five years earlier. My reward for recovering from my first FAI surgery was a 2-week trip to Chamonix to hike the Tour du Mont Blanc. It was my first solo trip…

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Filed Under: The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 2017 Euro-Adventure, Chamonix, Europe, European Adventures, France

2017 Euro-Adventure Stop 2 – Val Gardena, Italy

November 14, 2017 by Amiee

I had been staring at photos of the Val Gardena area for the past year, so to be there felt absolutely surreal. My first two trips to the Dolomites centered around exploring Cortina, Alta Badia, and Tre Cime de Laverado, but HOLY WOW, who knew the real jewel was Val Gardena?!? Day 1 Val Gardena…

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Filed Under: Featured, Hiking, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 2017 Euro-Adventure, Dolomites, Dolomites Hiking, Dolomites Trail Running, Italy

Running Wyoming’s Cirque of the Towers

August 25, 2017 by Amiee

I’ve been lusting after this run for years and it only took the Great American Eclipse to get me out there. I had backpacked into Wyoming’s Wind River Range about 8 or 9 years ago and was absolutely devoured by mosquitoes. Albeit beautiful, that trip was one of the most miserable experiences of my life…

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Filed Under: The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Adventures, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Adventures, Bucket List, Bucket List Runs, Great American Eclipse, Trail Running, Trail Running Wyoming, Wind River Range, Wyoming

Speedgoat or Bust!

July 28, 2017 by Amiee

Can one rely on muscle memory for 32 miles? Uh, I guess we will see. I have psychological issues with racing and with well heat and with not being able to eat solid food and uh maybe life in general. It has been ELEVEN DAYS since I have had a sandwich, and make that ten days…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 50K, Anxiety, Fear, Speedgoat 50K, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathons, Utah, Wasatch Adventures, Wasatch Mountains

The Half Bear 100: Thoughts on My First Hundred Mile Attempt

October 21, 2016 by Amiee

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. ~W.H. Murray A certain someone in my life…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Featured, The Bear 100, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathons, Utah

My Cortina Trail 2016 Race Report

July 29, 2016 by Amiee

As I made the final turn onto the cobblestone path that led to the Cortina Town Center, Juan from Espagna ran up from behind me, grabbed my hand and started sprinting at 400 meter pace dragging me screaming, laughing, and flailing all the way to the finish line. Thirty miles, 9,000 feet of climbing, about…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Adventures, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Dolomites, Featured, Italy, Racing, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon

From Three Hip Scopes to Stoke!

February 26, 2016 by Amiee

When I first asked my hip surgeon if I would ever run again he said, “Yes!” to which I of course was thrilled to hear. And then he followed with a “but it’s not like you’ll ever be able to run the Wasatch 100.” Well turns out I won’t be able to run the Wasatch…

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Filed Under: FAI Surgery, The Life, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: FAI, FAI Hip Surgery Recovery, FAI Recovery, FAI Surgery, FAI Surgery Recovery, Racing, Stoke, The Bear 100, Trail Running, Ultramarathons

100 Photos Per Mile Pace

February 21, 2016 by Amiee

Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more. ~Mother Teresa Road runners measure their runs by per mile pace, trail runners by time typically in hours, and wanderers in epicness of sunrises, number of beers carried into the wilderness, and photos taken per outing. I’m a trail runner…

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Filed Under: Featured, The Dog, The Mountains, Trail Running, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: Featured, Kangaroo the Dog, Photography, Salt Lake City, Trail Dog, Trail Running, Utah

The Rut 50K-Razy Race Report

September 30, 2014 by Amiee

“And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home. ” — Wendell Berry About six…

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Filed Under: Racing, The Adventures, The Mountains, Trail Running Mountains Tagged With: 50K, Montana, Mountains, Racing, Trail Races, Trail Racing, Trail Running, Ultramarathon

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I still don’t quite understand how one can “ow I still don’t quite understand how one can “own” a bazillion years of geological time 🤔
New obsession, desert ice! New obsession, desert ice!
Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get Not sure if either one of us is ever going to get used to these average Monday morning run views (not a fan of how close he gets to the edge though).
Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the dese Was worried I’d miss the snow living in the desert this winter. Guess I don’t have to 🤷🏼‍♀️
Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the Took my mom on her first slot canyon adventure the other week. She said she learned those moves watching Ninja Warriors 😂 We then ticked off another of her bucket list items and had dinner at @hellsbackbonegrill (holy moly carrot cupcake desert, no photos cuz we enjoyed every second!). Now she just needs to buy a horse or at least find one to borrow and her winter in the desert will be complete (although she still has four more months here)!
Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing t Day 41 in a tent. Temps never got above freezing today. Hotel tomorrow 😜
A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live h A few bits of fall in the desert now that I live here 🌵🍂 💛
When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @sto When your dog and hubby are sporting matching @stormykromerofficial masks and only one of them is wearing it appropriately...
Last night we played bananagrams and I only used f Last night we played bananagrams and I only used flower words. I did not win 🤷🏼‍♀️, yet I did 🎨 💐!
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