On January 12, 2010, my brother Chris (a.k.a. BK), will begin a 29-day rafting trip from Lees Ferry through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. 297 miles. It will be his fifth time rowing a boat down the river and the third January in a row. In January 2008 my wife and I joined his …
It was just over one year ago that I decided to jump into the blogging world, and what a year it has been. I had kicked around several ideas on what type of blog to have, including politics; one of many aspects of ski patrolling; religion (or lack thereof); some nerd topic like computing clusters, …
Nov 15, 2012 – This was originally published in December 2009, but I think it is still an interesting topic. Definitely read the story referenced below if you haven’t before. And the comments are pretty good, too. It is lottery season. Ultra lottery season, that is. With the biggies WS, Massanutten, and Miwok already done …
Guest Post by Robert Blair Robert Blair is a “two time loser” when it comes to 100 mile races. He entered AC100, which was cancelled by the largest fire in L.A. history, and the Chimera 100, which was ultimately cancelled after 7-8 hours due to severe and unsafe weather. Here’s the Southern Californian’s report about …
The mixed emotions experienced and observed at the WS lottery were draining today. When someone from the audience was picked, you could see the joy and excitement on their faces whether it was their first time running the race or their 8th time. It’s fun to see. While observing this on others I was also …