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  • Vetter Mountain

    Vetter Mountain

    [Featured image: A carpet of clouds near Red Box in the Angeles National Forest.] I did not set out on Sunday to add a new chapter to the San Gabriel Trails Project. I set out to break free from my running malaise, brought on by flat and often repetitive routes that I had been running […]

    marcuscengland

    October 17, 2018
    Running, San Gabriel Trails Project
    featured
  • The Fine Art of Voluntary Adversity

    The Fine Art of Voluntary Adversity

    [Featured image: The runner I am pacing finds a second wind at mile 92 of the Kodiak 100.] Every one of us that toes the line at an ultramarathon gets asked at some point why we do what we do. We all have our own reasons, but there is a seemingly common thread: this sport, […]

    marcuscengland

    August 23, 2018
    Running
    featured
  • The Joys and Sorrows of Working Away From Home

    The Joys and Sorrows of Working Away From Home

    [Featured image: Camp at Harris Beach State Park, Oregon in May 2018. This was one of several basecamps during my recent work on a wildlife assessment for the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department.] I have always had an affinity for travel and exploration of the outdoors. It began when I was young with family camping […]

    marcuscengland

    July 31, 2018
    Biology, Consulting, Reports from the Field
    Biology, Consulting, featured, fieldwork, nature, wildlife
  • Three Points to Pacifico Mountain Via the Pacific Crest Trail

    Three Points to Pacifico Mountain Via the Pacific Crest Trail

    It’s been nearly a year since I’ve added a new chapter to the San Gabriel Trails Project. You can ask me why that is, but I would not have an answer for you. There are many miles of high country trails that I have not yet covered, and I haven’t spent much time in the […]

    marcuscengland

    July 29, 2018
    Running, San Gabriel Trails Project
    Angeles National Forest, featured, nature, Running, san gabriel mountains, trail running, ultrarunning
  • A Night at West Fork

    A Night at West Fork

    The degree to which I am enamored with the freedom of backpacking is not reflected by the frequency with which I go. For awhile now, I’ve taken an interest in expanding my knowledge-base of the fauna of the San Gabriel Mountains by backpacking into remote campgrounds, preferably on a weekday when no or few people […]

    marcuscengland

    July 12, 2018
    Biology, Photography, Reports from the Field, San Gabriel Trails Project
    backpacking, Birding, camping, hiking, nature, wildlife
  • Faces of Death – The Angeles National Forest Trail Race

    Faces of Death – The Angeles National Forest Trail Race

    Sometimes you have great races. Sometimes you have bad races. Often, they are somewhere in between. This is the tale of one that was incredibly challenging because of what Mother Nature decided to throw at us. Commemorating the event is why I decided to reawaken my blog after a period of silence. I am not […]

    marcuscengland

    July 9, 2018
    Running
    Angeles National Forest, Running, trail race, trail running, ultrarunning
  • Rejoining the Club

    Rejoining the Club

    Featured image: Hugging my wife at the finish of the 2017 Chimera 100. Photo by Howie Stern. PRELUDE After I completed the Zion 100 mile trail race in April 2013, amongst the many Facebook congratulations was the oft-cited refrain “welcome to the 100 mile club!” Since that time, I had repeatedly failed to renew my […]

    marcuscengland

    November 29, 2017
    Running
    Running, trail running, ultrarunning
  • The Under-Appreciated Black-tailed Jackrabbit

    The Under-Appreciated Black-tailed Jackrabbit

    [Featured image: A Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) attempts to hide on a cold day during the Owyhee Roads Fuelbreak Project in northern Nevada, October 2017.] We are walking our fifteenth mile of the day. The accumulated sun and wind exposure while walking around sagebrush and over unstable volcanic rock has taken its toll. Attentiveness is […]

    marcuscengland

    October 31, 2017
    Biology, Consulting, Reports from the Field, Writing
    black-tailed jackrabbit, great basin, hare, nature, nevada, rabbit, wildlife
  • On the Potential Interface of Ultrarunning and Pygmy Rabbits

    On the Potential Interface of Ultrarunning and Pygmy Rabbits

    [Featured image: looking toward Lake Elsinore from within the Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, California during the 2017 Twin Peaks 50k] This Autumn is, for me, an interesting confluence of long-distance trail running and biological consulting. On November 18, 2017, I will toe the starting line of the Chimera 100, a 100 mile trail race […]

    marcuscengland

    October 16, 2017
    Biology, Consulting, Running
    biologist, Biology, ecology, Running, trail race, trail running, ultrarunning
  • Islip Ridge, Little Jimmy, and Windy Gap

    Islip Ridge, Little Jimmy, and Windy Gap

    I decided yesterday was a good day to traverse some trails I hadn’t done before, so I grabbed my Angeles High Country map and drove up Highway 39. I sought out a trail the map labeled as the “Islip-Wiwona Trail”. There were no signs where the trailhead should be. The area was overgrown with a […]

    marcuscengland

    July 24, 2017
    San Gabriel Trails Project
    Angeles National Forest, featured, nature, Running, trail running, ultrarunning, wildlife
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