From the Pembina Gorge to the Bighorn Mountains

Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo
Jaxen Johnson navigates a section of the 52-mile Bighorn Trail Run in Wyoming. Submitted photo

Jaxen Johnson completes 52-mile Bighorn ultramarathon

Most runners spend months preparing for a marathon. Jaxen Johnson, of Walhalla spent six months preparing to run nearly twice that distance through the rugged mountains of Wyoming. Earlier this summer, Johnson completed the 52-mile event at the Bighorn Trail Run, one of the country's premier ultramarathons. Battling steep climbs, punishing desce…