Glacier National Park Beaver Pond Trail and Red Eagle Trail are both located within Glacier National Park. You can read more about the park itself, by clicking here. About our Beaver Pond and Red Eagle Trails Hike After a late picnic lunch and still on high alert from our three grizzlies encounter earlier […]
Early Birthday Bike Ride It’s my birthday week and if you’ve been reading my blog for long you know what that means – riding my bike the same number of miles as the years I’m turning and walking or running some variation on that number. Normally, I would have completed my activities as close to […]
Join me by pulling up a chair and pouring yourself a cup of coffee. As always, though, I’m sticking to water since I don’t care for coffee or tea. Let’s take a break and talk about more than just fitness related topics. Sound like a plan? I’ll kick us off.. If we were having […]
Glacier National Park Established in May 1910 as the tenth U.S. National Park, Glacier covers 1,583 square miles of spectacular wilderness in northwestern Montana. It is often called the “Crown of the Continent.” Straddling the Continental Divide, the park’s waters flow into both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. Its defining feature is the massive […]
New Garmin Watch After months of research trying to find the best Garmin watch for my needs, I settled on the Lily 2 Active. It’s small enough to wear everyday, but includes features I need that my previous Garmin didn’t have – the only options with it were run, run indoor, bike, and other. Now […]
Visiting Two More National Parks Our timing was a little off for seeing leaves at their peak fall color while visiting New River Gorge National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Of course, when planning a trip several months in advance, it’s impossible to know exactly when fall will be in its full glory. […]
Timing Leaf Peeping with the Color Change My husband Bill and I usually spend a week or two in New England each October, hoping to time it to perfectly match peak leaf peeping season. This year, though, we opted to stay closer to home. Leaves would be changing a little later farther south in West […]
Losing My Mom My brother and I lost our mom this week. It will take me a while to write a tribute worthy of what she meant to our family and the community… Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview of my workouts from this past week. Scroll […]
Introducing Adventure Powered by Deb If you missed Friday’s post, you missed the launch of Adventure Powered by Deb and the story behind the name change. While the old URL, https://debruns.com, will redirect you to the new site until April 2026, I encourage you to update your bookmark to the permanent address right away: https://adventurepoweredbydeb.com. […]
Join me by pulling up a chair and pouring yourself a cup of coffee. As always, though, I’m sticking to water since I don’t care for coffee or tea. Let’s take a break and talk about more than just fitness related topics. Sound like a plan? I’ll kick us off.. If we were having […]
Lifting Again After a few weeks of taking it easy, I’m back on track with both my cardio and lifting. Cardio didn’t really take a hit during my recovery from two minor skin cancer surgeries, but lifting certainly did and it felt fabulous to be back to regular workouts even if I had to cut […]
~ Runfessions ~ A collection of statements admitting that one is guilty of a variety of running crimes… It’s time again to join in on the fun and clear my conscience of recent running, biking, fitness, nutrition, and life in general faux pas. I know I’ll feel better when I’m done, and maybe, just maybe, I’ll give […]
Back Outside After spending three weeks stuck inside on my spin bike, I was tickled to get back outside on my road bike! The weather was perfect and the company was even better (my husband) and we had a fantastic ride. Overview of the Week Before getting into each day’s workouts, here’s an overview […]
Back Outside Soon? I’m still on my spin bike, but should be back outside next week, maybe even later today. I’ll start with relatively flat routes – the slightest reach or lift over my head with my right arm pulls on my wound which isn’t something I need to do on my bike unless I’m […]
Keeping it Inside Even though I saw a couple of clients on Labor Day, my whole week was thrown off and I never knew what day of the week it was. I took advantage of the beautiful weather for a couple of walks outside, but I’m still stuck inside on my spin bike until my […]
It’s time to sit down once again with a beverage of your choice and chat – I’ll remind you that I don’t like coffee or tea so my drink of choice today will be water. Let’s chat about things other than just running, cycling, strength training, yoga, and our most recent injuries. Sound good? I’ll […]
Blacksmith Fork Canyon Blacksmith Fork Canyon, nestled in northern Utah’s beautiful Cache Valley, is a premier destination for year-round outdoor recreation and wildlife viewing. The canyon offers spectacular scenery and a wide variety of activities, including hiking, nordic skiing, snowmobiling, and fishing. For those looking to stay, camping is available within the Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National […]
Cache Valley, Utah Cache Valley is a picturesque, 50-mile-long basin in northern Utah, framed by the Wellsville Mountains to the west and the Bear River Range (part of the Wasatch Mountains) to the east. First settled in 1856, the city of Logan, home to Utah State University, serves as the valley’s largest hub. Defined […]
Front-Loading My Week With plans to travel out of town to attend our niece’s wedding I front-loaded my week’s workouts as best I could. I had to finagle things a bit to work around a minor surgery, but it all worked out and even gave me a little extra rest time. Overview of the Week […]
Tony Grove Located just off US Highway 89 within Logan Canyon (Cache County) Utah, Tony Grove is known for its pristine alpine lake. The nature trail that circles the lake is easy enough for the most novice hikers and provides beautiful vistas of the lake and towering mountains. The surrounding Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest provides […]
