The Grand Staircase Stage Race

09/06/2020

Got to take my daughters on a flyover of the entire GSSR route today- thank you Dave Baird!!

07/16/2020

https://youtu.be/c0-yxXZqJB8

Run 5 days through 5 unique backdrops as you work your way through the layers of the Grand Staircase.

07/11/2020

The long version of my journey last summer.

In the summer of 2019 I fulfilled a dream that I had been cultivating for many years when I ran (and hiked A LOT) point to point from the Kaibab Plateau to the top of the Aquarius Plateau. It was a life changing experience for me- I didn’t know if I could finish such an undertaking but I knew the ...

07/07/2020

07/05/2020

Some images from the Aquarius Plateau- mountain running at its finest! Miles and miles of singletrack along the Great Western Trail through lush meadows, aspens, spruce, mountain lakes, and streams with commanding views of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument and Capitol Reef National Park below from the 11,000 ft rim of the plateau.

06/29/2020

Runners begin in Red Canyon on Stage 3, which has some of the most beautiful hoodoos anywhere. After about ten miles of running through Bryce country, the route follows the shaded Hancock Creek trail up onto the Mount Dutton mountain range. These are the towering grey cliffs that can be seen to the north of Bryce Canyon and the Paunsaugunt plateau. The finish line and Camp 4 is in a tall grove of ponderosa pines at the foot of the Mt. Dutton range. Route map link: https://caltopo.com/m/9SKQ #