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Lost & Found
As ridgerunners, one of our jobs is to pick up any trash we find along the trail. And we’ve found some interesting things, including…. 1. A plastic Buddha figurine. 2. A baby blue 3-speed bicycle. 3....
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Meet T. Sprinkle
I’m not the only ridgerunner in my section… Tristan Sprenkle (a.k.a. T. Sprinkle) hails from the small town of Kramer, Pennsylvania. “We have a gas station and a pizza place,” he says. “If you want...
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The Ghosts of Two Years Past and 130 Miles on The Highway of Death: Part 1
The Padre and I (circa 1991). When I was about four, my dad and I started biking together. Once, he took me to the Alpenrose velodrome to watch the grown-ups race. In the subsequent kids’ event, I rode...
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The Ghosts of Two Years Past and 130 Miles on the Highway of Death: Part 2
Post-Seven Devils Road. About half a mile out we encounter a 45-degree hill that stretches up for another half mile. I huff, puff and blow up the hill at a slow clip in an effort to motivate myself and...
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The Ghosts of Two Years Past and 130 Miles on the Highway of Death: Part 3
Dinosaurs. One of the many typical dangers of the road. Perhaps it’s because I know we won’t be riding any more after today. Perhaps it’s because it’s about 60 degrees and drizzling, but our ride is...
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Returning to the Wilderness After Some Serious Town Time
After a break of several days in Southend, Saskatchewan we began paddling the Reindeer River. Our time in Southend was spent as it is in most towns, catching up on computer work and eating foods that...
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Results of Ridgerunning: A Photo Essay
R.I.P., boots. Sweet watch tan? Trunk chaos. Poor nutrition. So many paperbacks. Thru-hiker’s digitz. And laundromat parties. No related posts.
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Island Suitors Part 1: Age Matters
When the door to the propeller plane closed, I was alone again… but not for long. I sat under the shaded airport waiting area for less than a minute before an old man teetered over to greet me. I was...
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Island Suitors Part 2: An Official Change of Heart
I evaded the second lunch with Jacques the following day when a customs boat circled outside the quay around midday… They launched their tender, and a group of uniformed men came speeding toward the...
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My Coffee Shop Fail
Ridges and summits are beautiful spots for snacks or naps, but going into town is sometimes the best break one can take as a ridgerunner (never underestimate the powers of air-conditioning and ice...
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Another Way to Haul-Out
The wind was 15-20 knots hard on the nose as I beat my way 10 miles across the atoll. Sure enough, at a few miles out, I spotted masts sticking up through the coconut trees!?! “It’s true! There really...
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One for the Kids
… I decided I’d hang out with the kids from then on. Although they still looked at me googly-eyed from time to time, they usually just wanted candy. As school was out for ‘winter break’, we held...
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The Ginger Phenomenon
It’s more than halfway through the season and I’ve begun to notice a pattern: the amount of red-headed male thru-hikers on the Appalachian Trail… is disproportionately high. I find freckles cute and...
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Plastic-to-Oil & The Clean Oceans Project
Jim Holm (far left), founder of The Clean Oceans Project, at the Plastic-to-Oil demonstration in San Diego. “Nothing but intense love for what you want will enable you to surmount the obstacles in your...
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‘Raaou Tahiti’: Respecting Our ‘Roots’
The Mami 'taote' (doctor) and her pet shark, Tamaro. When the Lau family caught wind of my ciguateric state, they quickly reported the news to ‘Mami’, their Tahitian grandmother who was rich with...
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Pass it On
One unofficial job of a ridgerunner is playing messenger. It is a sometimes stressful (wait… who was I supposed to tell that to again?), sometimes rewarding task. Recall a recent encounter of the...
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Checking In With Team YogaSlackers
Chelsey here from Team YogaSlackers. The Adventure Racing Season for us this year has been quite a huge feat. This summer we teamed up with GearJunkie to create Team YogaSlackers/GearJunkie. Our...
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Gore-Tex TransRockies Run: Soreness Fades, But Memories Last Forever
It takes a special kind of person to want to run 120 miles through the Rocky Mountains. In my case, it takes someone who originally thought it was a relay. The Gore-Tex TransRockies Run is a fully...
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Hood River to Kathmandu
Nepal is one of those places that excites people’s imagination of exotic and distant lands, and has a powerful draw especially to travelers and adventurers bent on self-discovery or the like. Although...
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Kathmandu Profiles: The Guru
Ram Kumar (or RK as he’s known) has been working in garment manufacturing for most his life and he commands a special presence around the sampling room and production floor. Movie Star Siile RK is the...
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