by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jul 18, 2016 | Hiking, Travel
In our family, major birthday milestones require bucket-list vacations. So to commemorate my 50th birthday, we took a two-week holiday in Europe. I’ve always wanted to travel by train in Europe and Chuck has always wanted to yodel in the Swiss Alps. Oddly, this... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 24, 2015 | Beer, Michigan, Running, Travel
Our Grand Traverse Bay Beer Tour was packed! In 48 short hours we ate and drank beer in 7 breweries, visited 6 cities in the Grand Traverse Bay area and to keep it healthy, we ran the Vasa Trail Race on Saturday morning. I’d like to take a moment to mention that... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 28, 2014 | Hiking, Travel
So Chuck! What are we doing today? Chuck’s response while we were in Susanville, California running our first 50K Ultramaraton, “Hiking in the Lassen Volcanic National Park.” Most people rest before running a 50K, not us, we hiked 20 miles. Our... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Nov 22, 2014 | Running, Travel
On October 12, 2014, I found myself standing under the Ponderosa Pines in Westwood, California waiting for the Bizz Johnson 50K Ultramarathon to start. The voice in my head wouldn’t stop shouting,”It is freezing. You need your gloves. Why are you doing... 
by Brenda Sodt Marshall | Jan 25, 2014 | Hiking, Travel
Our final hiking adventure in our 2013 U.S. National Park Tour was hiking in Zion National Park. Sadly the U.S. Government decided to shut down during our visit but we didn’t let it stop us. During our stay in Springdale, UT, we were frequent visitors of... 
