Wow, and crap. I can't believe how long it's been since I posted anything. Blah, blah, busy, blah, blah, kids, blah, blah, work, blah, blah, blah. Excuses, excuses. I won't bore the two remaining readers of this blather with them, since that's what they are. Though I haven't been blogging, I have been living. Doing stuff. Carpe-ing the crap out of the diem.
This summer is the first in a long time that I didn't go anywhere on even an overnight stay. I was anchored at the casa, while sending the kids out on their own for their adventures. I may write more about what they did - if they ever tell me. My daughter spent a month in San Diego learning the back activities of the zoo, learning to surf, and generally practicing the Art of the Teenage Beach Bum. I think she did well.
My son spent a month in Malaga, Spain. Yep. We shipped him off to a language immersion program. From what I can tell, he didn't learn a lot more Spanish, but he polished what he had. What he did learn though was Italian. His away-from-home-homies were nearly all Italian, so he learned from them. Not bad: polish up one language and learn a second (third). Oh, and all the girls were beautiful - At least the ones who tagged him on FB. (Yes I am a FB stalker of my son) I wonder why he wants to go to Italy for an exchange year now...
This summer is the first in a long time that I didn't go anywhere on even an overnight stay. I was anchored at the casa, while sending the kids out on their own for their adventures. I may write more about what they did - if they ever tell me. My daughter spent a month in San Diego learning the back activities of the zoo, learning to surf, and generally practicing the Art of the Teenage Beach Bum. I think she did well.
My son spent a month in Malaga, Spain. Yep. We shipped him off to a language immersion program. From what I can tell, he didn't learn a lot more Spanish, but he polished what he had. What he did learn though was Italian. His away-from-home-homies were nearly all Italian, so he learned from them. Not bad: polish up one language and learn a second (third). Oh, and all the girls were beautiful - At least the ones who tagged him on FB. (Yes I am a FB stalker of my son) I wonder why he wants to go to Italy for an exchange year now...
So yes, I have been running, and I think I may eventually set a new annual distance PR - assuming no injuries for the fall. I'm not going to review all the runs this year, but suffice to say the weather has been critical. The storms this summer have been more than impressive: they've been flash flood inducers. And really hard on the trails. If you want to see one, here is a great video. During the time of the storm that brought that flood, I was huddled over timing equipment for an ultra race trying vainly to keep it all dry and still running. Nearly 6" of rain in 90 minutes. Add in lightning and thunder and the only shelter being a canopy and a garbage bag, suffice it to say things got interesting.
This past Saturday, I ran on the Pacific Crest Trail north from Ebbetts Pass. I think it has some of the most spectacular scenery in the area. The run was a lot of up and down, too, but no killer multi-mile climbs. This was a repeat of the week before - violating my vow to not duplicate a trail this summer - because it was so spectacular and I wanted to share it with others.
This past Saturday, I ran on the Pacific Crest Trail north from Ebbetts Pass. I think it has some of the most spectacular scenery in the area. The run was a lot of up and down, too, but no killer multi-mile climbs. This was a repeat of the week before - violating my vow to not duplicate a trail this summer - because it was so spectacular and I wanted to share it with others.
Ebbetts Peak and Sherrold Lake
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Upper Kinney Lake
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