Running and hiking Oregon's trails with Peter Mathios
Like all recent races, the Bend Marathon and Half was cancelled this past April due to the Corona virus. The race directors gave entrants a choice between postponing entries to next year or running a virtual race this year before May 31. My wife… Continue Reading “The Deschutes River Trail”
Timothy Lake was formed when Pacific General Electric built a dam in 1956 to regulate water flow to Lake Harriet 21 miles down stream. This picturesque Cascade lake is located off of NFS Rd 4280 and has both developed and undeveloped campgrounds located in… Continue Reading “Timothy Lake”
This is one of our favorite quick getaways for a trail run in the Cascades. Located off Hwy 126, near the Hwy 20 junction, Clear Lake is easily accessible from either the Willamette Valley or Central Oregon. The lake gets it’s namesake from water… Continue Reading “Clear Lake Loop”
For me, the benefits of running by far outweigh the pain. And when I run on the incredible variety of Oregon’s trails, it becomes adventurous, therapeutic, inspiring, and healing all at once! My wife loves to run too, so we get to spend time… Continue Reading “Running in nature – the ultimate ELIXIR!”