July 27, 2008
Driving Across the Country
We are taking about 10 days to drive across the country. Our first stop was Columbus, Ohio where we stayed with my friend who is a coach at Ohio State. I found out I really like the city of Columbus. There are some great neighborhoods.
Our second stop was Sweet Springs, Missouri. We ran in weather that was 100 degrees. It was a very small town with a population of 1000.
Our third stop was and is Colorado Springs, Colorado. Our drive here was eventful. As we entered CO from Highway 70 a storm was brewing! The sky turned black and lightening bolts were flying down from the sky. Winds were swirling around my car. I am driving a subaru impreza. The rain began to thunder down and the next thing I knew the top of the rack on my car flew off and tore in two and all of our camping supplies flew out of the container. It sounded as if a clawed animal tour the rack off the car. Mark was my hero and ran out onto the highway and managed to salvage almost all of our items that were in the container. It was very scary. We did arrive in Colorado Springs in time for dinner.
We are spending five days here and so far have really enjoyed ourselves running on lots of new trails including the Falcon Trail which is on the Air Force Academy campus, going to Garden of the Gods, going to the Olympic Training Center, hiking the Waldo Canyon Trail, and traveling through Rampart Range. Tomorrow we are going to Pikes Peak and Monday we will go to Boulder for a running adventure.
We are scheduled to arrive in California the first of August. Hopefully our drive to CA will be uneventful!
The scene after the violent storm that blew the rack off my car on Highway 24 in CO.
Colorado Olympic Training Center Tour
Running on the Waldo Canyon Trail.
View of Pikes Peak from Rampart Range.
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July 7, 2008
July Update
I have limited access to a computer this month as we are living at our camp on Lake Elmore. We have been having lots of fun visiting with friends and enjoying the lake. We have been swimming, hiking, and running almost every day. Last week we saw my brother Michael and his wife Tami with their new daughter Zoe. We met them in Hanover, NH for lunch. Zoe is adorable! This past weekend my sister Kate and her husband came to visit with her twin daughters - Ashley and Kailey. Tonight my Mom and her friend are visiting. It looks like my Long Trail adventure is not going to happen this year. The visitors keep arriving and I can't say no. I really hope to do the entire Long Trail one of these summers. Perhaps while in CA I'll persuade someone to return to VT with me to have this adventure with me next year. In the meantime, I am biking, hiking, and running a lot and enjoying my final two weeks in VT before our big move.
Here I am with Kailey and Ashley (Kate and Kevin's beautiful twin girls)!
Here I am with Sebastian having fun with the twins clothing!
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