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My American Dream

During my two month stay in the United States of America I travelled through California, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, Utah, and Arizona, and visited world famous national parks and mountain ranges. My travels were prompted by a 50km race, part of the American Skyrunning series, Run The Rut. With the race set in stone, all that was left to do was travel to as many places as time would allow.

RUN THE RUT

The 50km race takes place at Big Sky ski resort in Bozeman, Montana. Don’t let the thought of a ski resort fool you into thinking it was all manicured trails and hot chocolate on the slopes.

As I got to registration, I saw Lone Mountain peering down on me. It's one of those pointy

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