Bucolic Splendor
Written on February 8, 2010 at 10:54 am, by Danno
This last weekend was a lot of Ironman training. And I didn’t even do it all! Lori and I rode our mountain bikes up and down Mt. Tamalpais in the rain on Saturday morning. The rain stopped as we came back down the mountain. Then we went for a run around the top of the mountain (about 12-13 miles). In addition to that, Lori went swimming for an hour and then rode her bike on her bike trainer for an hour before I joined her on the rest of the day. Whew, what discipline.
Yesterday Lori was slated for a 5-hour bike. We decided we would ride what we estimated to be about a 90-miler. It turned out to be 96 miles and we just barely beat the darkness coming back over the mountain to home. With so much climbing and a headwind for much of the afternoon, it took 6.5 hours. It was hard, and we were tired, but not devastated. That was good. Needless to say, we slept well last night.
Look For This on an OKFree Jersey Near You
Written on February 6, 2010 at 11:59 pm, by Danno
A work in progress, but getting there…
We had an amazing run today. The North side of Mt. Tamalpais was truly amazing. Moss, lichen, slugs… everything just bursting with energy and color. Of course I was carrying a film camera with black and white film. I wish I had had my Hasselblad w/ some crazy velvia in it. We still loved it. Words (and pictures) cannot do it justice. We are very lucky to be here.
Roadin’ in Montreal
Written on February 3, 2010 at 5:19 pm, by Danno
First, a picture of the Las Vegas Strip from the airport. Every time we drive through Vegas we get caught in traffic. Flying through is a little easier — and saved the client over $1000 on airfare. Wow!
This next photo of McGill University in Montreal is taken out the window of the 24th floor conference room we worked in all day today. Could be worse.
Like I might have to go in for a midnight meeting or something. Oh yeah, I do…
