About my blog

Welcome to my trail running site. I enjoy being on the trail where I can take in nature and clear my mind. I prefer running in the mountains, but anywhere rural will do. In years past, I have completed four 100 mile trail races and many other ultramarathons. I spend countless hours running in the Franklin Mountains and the surrounding desert in far West Texas, which I call my church. My little Mexican hairless dog, Taz tags along sometimes. I am slowing down in my old age and am mostly running 50K trail races these days.

Table of Contents

Race Reports:
Jemez Mountain Trail 50K 2024
Franklin Mountains 55K Trail Run 2024
Mt Taylor 50K 2023
Jemez Mountain Trail 50K 2023
Sierra Vista Trail 50K (2023)
Cloudcroft Ultra 53K (2022)
Sierra Vista Trail 100K (2022)
Franklin Mountains Trail 100K (2021)
Tortugas "A" Mountain 24 Hour Run (2021)
Franklin Mountain Trail 50K, (2018)
Mt Taylor 50K (2018)
Jemez Mountains 50 Miler (2018)
Bataan Memorial Death March (2018)
Bighorn 100 Miler (2017)
Jemez Mt 50 Miler (2017)
Bataan Memorial Death March (2017)
Sierra Vista Trail 30K (2017)
Lone Star 100 Miler (2017)
Bandera 100K (2017)
Mt Taylor 50K (2016)
Franklin Mts Trail Runs 2016 (Volunteer) (2016)
Silverheels 100 Miler (2016)
Jemez Mt 50 Miler (2016)
Cactus to Cloud 50K (2016)
Cedro Peak 45 Miler (2016)
Bataan Memorial Death March  (2016)
Roundtop Trail Runs (16 Miler) (2016)
Franklin Mts Trail Runs (Volunteer) (2015)
Dead Man Peaks 50 Miler (2015)
Taos Ski Valley Up and Over 10K (2015)
Bighorn Mt Wild and Scenic 100 Miler (2015)
Jemez Mt 50 Miler, 2015
Bataan Memorial Death March, 2015
Sierra Vista Trail 50K, 2015
Bandera 100K, 2015
Javelina Jundred 100 Miler, 2014
Jemez Mountain 50 Mile, 2014
Bataan Death March 2014
Sierra Vista Trail 50K, 2014
S.U.V. 60K, 2014
Bandera 50K, 2014
Flagstaff 50 Mile Endurance Run, 2013
San Diego 100 Mile Endurance Run 2013
Jemez Mt 50K, 2013
Cedro Peak 45 Mile Race Report
Bataan Memorial Death March (26.2), 2013
El Paso Puzzler Trail Marathon Race Report
McDowell Mt Frenzy 50 Miler
B2B Half Marathons Part 2 (TransMountain)
B2B Half Marathons Part 1 (Roadrunner)
Kendall Mt Run (13,000 ft elev.) 
Bataan Memorioal Death March (26.2) , 2012
El Paso Half Marathon 2012
Big Bend 25K
Transmountain Challenge Half Marathon
Tahoe Rim Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run Race Report
Jemez 50 Mile Race Report (Post -Race)
El Paso Marathon, 2010

Runs with my dogs:
Coyote Alley
Rattlesnake Bite, Again (My dog, Lucy)
Running With the Big Dogs (coyote encounters)
Taz Update
Emergency on the Trail (Taz bitten by rattlesnake)
Picacho Peak
Taz: Devil, Runner, Escape Artist
Quest for the Northern Pass
Butterfield Overland Mail
A Good Running Week
Aguirre Springs Scamper
Quitman Canyon Run

Ultra marathoning:
Grand Canyon R2R2R 2022
Sacramento Mountains, NM
Bandelier National Monument
Organ Mountains-Desrt Peaks National Monument
El Malpais National Monument
Heart Attack Canyon Lincoln N.F, New Mexico
Bluff Springs Lincoln N.F., New Mexico
N. Franklin Peak via the S. Ridge
Baylor Canyon Pine Tree Trails
Santa Fe Lakes and Peaks
Palo Duro Canyon Comanche Trail
Palo Duro Canyon Lighthouse Run
Wheeler Peak (highest point in NM)
Bush Mt (Guadalupe N.P., TX)
Hillsboro Peak (Gila N.F., NM)
Tonuco Mt (Las Cruces, NM)
The Peaks in my Backyard
Fillmore Canyon (Las Cruces, NM)
The Rim Trail (Cloudcroft, NM)
Three Rivers Trail (Lincoln Nat. Forest, NM)
Guadalupe Peak (highest point in Texas)
The Eyebrow Trail (Dog Canyon, Alamogordo, NM)
Bear Canyon - Guadalupe National Park
Soledad-Bar Canyon (Las Cruces, NM)
Mt Riley (Organ Mts-Desert Peaks N.M.)
Ron Coleman Trail (El Paso, TX)
A Sloth Ran Here (Aden Crater, NM)
With My Dogs to Dog Canyon
John Muir Ran Here
Zion, Angel's Landing
Zion, The Narrows
Baylor Pass Hike

Nature, History, and other stuff:
Coyote Beautiful
Running With Dragons
Coyote Beautiful
Lost Dog Trail: (How a Community Saved Their Trails From Development)
Deep in the Heart of Texas (2019)
Running Almost Mexico
Running With Gilbert's Syndrome
Tarantulas and Snakes
Running the Forgotten Reach of the Rio Grande
Polly Wants a Cracker? (Wild Parrots in El Paso, TX)
San Antonio River Walk (Missions)
Wrens, Wreptiles, and Wrunning
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Connecting with Nature (camping in the Lincoln NF, NM)
Chia and Kefir
Native Americans Ran Here
Self Experimentation
Dinosaurs Ran Here
Dripping Springs Spooky Adventure
Wilderness Warrior (Book about Theo. Roosevelt)
Indian River Run
Running the Borderland
George Washington Ran Here
The Lifeless Desert
Running Solo at Kilbourne Hole

Photography:
Yellowstone National Park
Tetons  (Photography in Grand Tetons NP)
N. Franklin Peak X 2 (lots of wildflower pics)
Ocotillos and Willows
John Muir Ran Here
This is What it's All About
The Lifeless Desert





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