This is a very small race in Washington's south Cascades. It's about an hour outside Yakima starting at the Tree Phones Campground. There's a 12k, a 25k, and a 50k. I ran the 25k (that's about 15.5 miles). Because it's a small, inexpensive race, there's not a lot of bells as whistles, but the finisher's stein was super cool. The race itself is a trail run up and over a ridge and then back. The 50k goes 7.5 miles further before turning around, up another even more challenging ridge.

The 25K starts with a 1500' climb up the ridge to a flatish top with staggering views of Mt. Rainier and Mt. Adams. Then there's a 2000' descent down the other side of the ridge to the turnaround point. There were two aid stations, one of which you pass twice.

The trails are not too technical, and mostly runnable (if you can run uphill for 4 straight miles! I can't). There's a good combination of dry eastern scrub trail and forest. Overall a great time, well-marked, and a great experience. But it is REMOTE. Unless you want to drive an hour to the start, you have to camp. And bring bug spray. Definitely.