Saturday Adventure

This one's mostly about the pics, so I'll keep the rhetoric short. Early to rise on Saturday (as in 4:30AM) to make it to the trailhead by 6:30 for a training climb with the ALF folks. The day was gorgeous and the hike was just the kick in the butt to remind me that I only have four weeks left to get that last bit of training in before Shasta.

If you haven't yet donated to the climb, go here.

After the hike, we celebrated Diez de Mayo/New Roommate/Matt's Early Birthday/Mother's Day Eve at the house - definitely a good time. I am still proud of the fire pit; it was a nice touch.

Thanks to all my fellow climbers for the AM, and to all my fellow drinkers for the PM - it was a great day! To see the full albums, go here.

Sunrise off of Highway 84 - nice

Funny story, I swerved to miss this bunny then moved it into the bushes to save it from being hit and felt really good about myself. About a 1/2 mile down the road, I hit a bird that flew in front of me - I guess God really wanted something to die that morning...


The ALF Team


The stoners were out in force that morning...no wait, that's just fog


Putting our river crossing skills to good use


Don't ask how this got on the trail - we were 10 miles from the nearest road...


It was a strenuous 20-mile loop, but the scenery was well worth it.

See the rest of the trip here.

See, I told you the fire was a good idea!


Big Timmy Style


Sure, it wasn't as warm as next to the fire, but the food was there, so...

-cramming too much into one day jonathon