Turkey Trot

A morning with folks at the Turkey Trot. Dinner at Allie's in Livingston and then another dinner at Candace and Amy's. Never try to do a progressive dinner on Thanksgiving. Just doesn't work.

Pub Crawl/Run

One of my more fun ideas. Why not combine a night run with a pub crawl? We started by running down to the Rail and having a drink. Then up to the 2-Bit. Angie and I ran around the Triangle while everyone else headed to the Town. Last stop? The Goose. Definitely an idea to try again.

Halloween!

Work food

Dressed for handing out candy success

Sam's ready to help with treats

Unless it gets too cold

Or she gets too sleepy

Not going to work today...

September 14 attempt to ride to Mark's

So, the night before, Heidi and I decided to take a mini-ride and went to the Lighthouse (14 mile round-trip). Instead of eating dinner, we just ordered a bunch of appetizers and had our friends join us. 

We made it!

Delicious garlic bread

 So, I wake up at 5:30 to make sure Sam gets walked and fed. And it's raining. Not particularly cold, but definitely wet. So I called Heidi. After some discussion, we agreed that it would probably clear up and we should just go for it. And it wasn't that bad... as long as we were moving. But then, in the canyon, about 13 miles in, my tire went flat.

Sad Face

It's really so sad

 But, luckily, Heidi not only had a patch kit, she knew how to use it.

Yay, team!

I can haz tire?

 And we once again hit the road. We even waved to our friends Trudy and Emily (our support crew) who honked at us on their way to volunteer further down the valley. But then... the same tire went flat. No more patches. No spares. It was time to call it a day. So, at mile 18, I started walking back toward a friend's house and Heidi rode her bike down because we could only fit one in Emily's car.

Eh, at least we tried.

 It ended up being an absolutely fabulous day filled with Wildflour Bakery food, Mark's In and Out, Farmer's Marketing, and shopping.

Pics from San Fran/Napa

Two Oceans Plateau - Day Six

Life Lessons Learned

I really, really, really like indoor plumbing (and I am happy to accept substitutes, see the pit toilet from yesterday)

Heidi and I starting out

Holy heck! The day started off at 5 when we all woke up and hustled our bustle to get in the trail by 6:15. The up didn't start immediately but it started eventually. Two thousand feet up to be exact. It was freezing but crossing the Snake River helped.

The view from Big Game Ridge was gorgeous. On the way up, Trudy and I saw a weasel with a teeny baby weasel that was very adorable.

We got to 1050 feet and Heidi and I broke into a dance party. Kool and the Gang and then "on top of the world." There was a fire on Promontory (alder) that we got to watch blow up. The smoke was thin enough that we got to see the Tetons.

Typical lunch, tuna packet on a Wasa. Trudy gave me some spices for this day to break up monotany

The way down sucked beans. It was steep and slidey. The last four or so were less steep but by that time, my feet and legs were so tired, I didn't care.

We made it to Harebell Cabin around 5. It was wrapped for a fire that almost derailed our trip. It looked like a giant Jiffy Pop container. Trudy, Jane, Heidi and I immediately went down to the creek and rinsed off. Nothing like skinny-dipping in the backcountry. And I got to play milkmaid on the way back up.

For breakfast- tried to finish Louisiana Red beans. Too damn spicy for the morning. Ended up with granola and dried milk. 

lunch was tuna with curry and a little mayo on wasa. We also finished off the M&Ms.

Dinner- Mountain house lasagna, not as good as the backcountry pantry and left lots of cheese on the spoon.