Fall Running Trails

I'm an overachiever today as I'm about to kill three birds w/ one stone.

1. I wanted to get one more "fall colors" blog in before winter totally ravages the foliage.
2. I wanted to acknowledge all of you dedicated trail runners out there.
3. I wanted to add a link to trails.com on our blog.

I know I haven't given equal time to trail runners in the past, so I thought you guys might enjoy one last fall fling on some awesome and colorful trails.

Have a fabulous fall fling
on your favorite trail!!

So take a look at "The Best Fall Running Trails" on Trails.com.

By the way, you can also find a link to some good fall hiking trails on the same page.

So before we officially say goodbye to Autumn and hello to winter, get out there and hit the trail before those last leaves fall.

Fall Running Trails

Alaska lights trail for long winter nights.

While Alaskan summers are famous for their long days of sunlight, their winters are infamous for a lack of sunshine. And that lack of sunshine translates to very short days.

To many of us hard-core trail lovers, that would be a complete bummer. It would mean our trail time would be sorely limited and on many days, non-existent.

So the town of Soldotna came up with a great solution: light the trail. They have installed lights on a ten mile loop trail, and now their residents have seen the light and can enjoy their trails year-round.

We'd love to hear from Soldotna residents or anyone else who has used these "night trails." It must be a surreal experience.

By the way, the trail is available for hikers, trail runners, mountain bikers, and cross-country skiers.

Alaska lights trail for long winter nights.