Endurance Adventures brought twelve adults to SilverStar, BC for an early season cross-country ski trip this past December 6 -12. The trail conditions were spectacular, with four to five feet of snow depth allowing for an early season opener the weekend prior to our arrival. Trip leaders Kim Rudd, Brian Gregg and Craig Rudd...
Best Kept Secret: The Methow Valley!
Olympian Suzanne King’s journey from Vermont to the Methow Valley By Kim Rudd Recently I had the pleasure of interviewing Olympian Suzanne King on her journey to the Olympics along with insights on what drew her to live in the Methow Valley area of Washington. Suzanne had a fresh perspective on the Methow Valley...
SKI ALASKA!
By Kim Rudd, Endurance Adventures owner My first trip to Alaska was in my early twenties during the summer of 1997. Trip highlights included hiking along Exit glacier, deep sea fishing for Halibut in Homer, overnight sea kayaking in Valdez and climbing up the famous mount marathon in Seward. It took nearly two decades,...
Magical Methow Valley
By Olympian Brian Gregg Having traveled the world on cross-country skis throughout the last twenty years, my favorite place to ski is my hometown of the Methow Valley in Washington state. Three hundred days a year of sunshine, 220 km+ of cross country ski trails, low altitude and panoramic views makes the Methow Valley...
Balancing Work, Family and Training as a Master Skier
Over the last thirty years of training for ski marathons, I have learned some helpful lessons that have made me become a stronger ski competitor. Most of these lessons were pretty painful at the time, but they have allowed me to become healthier in all areas of my life. Lesson # 1: Eliminate “junk”...
Bozeman Adventures and Bruises
Recently my husband and I visited our two daughters who live in Bozeman, Montana. The town of Bozeman is a gateway to endless outdoor adventures with trails, mountains, rivers and lakes just minutes from your doorstep. To jumpstart our trip my eldest daughter Hannah, Craig and myself enjoyed a trail run at Middle Cottonwood...
Spring Mountain Bike Adventure in Bentonville, Arkansas!
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