Every year DPMR’s accomplish great feats, overcoming internal challenges and pushing through, listening to that quiet inner voice that urges “you can do this”. And after it’s all said and done, we look back at our personal successes and rejoice. Here are a few of your favorite tales of triumph in 2019.
Trip Reports
Run the Alps
I had good intentions – notes to self every day, cogent reflection on my Alps ‘runcation’ experience in periodic posts to Facebook (FB) with photos of the day so everyone at home could vicariously experience the Alps with me. That lasted 2 days – maybe 3. I’ll tell you why: I found no words to […]
Trip report- Winter Study
Editor’s note: I asked my sister Lynette (this month’s Member Highlight) to share some stories and photos from her experiences at winter study on Isle Royale – she’s not doing any running up there currently, but definitely getting the cross training in. I plan to join her there this summer when the trails are more […]
Breaking Up with Running – Injury to Opportunity
On Wednesday, August 2nd at precisely 6:07AM, I pulled my right calf. Yes, I know the exact date and time because I was running with my friend, Cortney and we were heading up a hill just outside of the Donner Picnic Site to meet more friends, Audrey, Tiffany and JP, for a run on Drunken […]
Bryce Canyon Photo Essay
My Bryce 100 mile race ended at mile 29 with back pain sharp enough to slow me to a slow hike. With near record high temps, I decided to end the suffering early and just enjoy the beauty that is Bryce Canyon NP. Abbey and I drove out on Tuesday with the RV in tow […]
Cold Feet!
11:54am ME: “Hi! What are you up to today, want to grab a coffee? Weather’s terrible but I’ve got to get out of the house! Cabin fever, man…” 11:56am JP: “I’m running on Donner Summit in 15, wanna join? It might be brutal rain & wind” 11:57am ME: “I haven’t run in months, got sick, […]
Mellow Fellow to Mellow Fellow – 1st annual
“Nobody got lost, nobody got hurt, Salomon and Mellow Fellow hooked it up with a few beers, and we’re definitely doing it next year!” – Chris Cloyd, Event Chair A great day for a 50k on trail from Mellow Fellow in Crystal Bay, NV to Mellow Fellow in Truckee, CA. Holly Nord and I had […]
Camino de Santiago
This spring, long held dreams and plans finally came together, and I was able to complete my journey of 780 km/500 miles: the Camino de Santiago in Spain. My goal was do to the traditional camino from St. John Pied de Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. The first three days my […]
Gold Lake Getaway: So Close, yet so far Away
Gold Lake is located about 5 miles North of Hwy 49 on Gold Lake Hwy between Bassets Station and Graeagle in the “Lakes Basin Recreation Area“. There are miles and miles of trails, endless crystal clear alpine lakes, dozens of great campgrounds and of course it’s about 5 miles to the Brewing Lair (craft brewery) […]
John Muir Trail – Thru-Hike Report
The hardest athletic and mental challenge I have ever attempted: completing the 220 mile John Muir Trail in 9 1/2 days. I’m still in slight disbelief that I did it!! I had gained a lot of confidence solo hiking, after completing the 170 mile Tahoe Rim Trail in 5 1/2 days a few weeks earlier. […]
