Where Have I Been?

Mt. Rainier

The Indians of the Pacific Northwest held in awe the snowcapped volcanoes of the Cascade Range. Mount Rainier, Mount Adams, Mount Saint Helens, and Mount Hood, with their looming presence on the horizon, frequent cloud caps, rumbling avalanches, and terrifying eruptions, inspired numerous legends about the spirits that were thought to inhabit them. The Indians' legends told of fiery eruptions in the distant past, of vicious feuds when the mountains hurled rocks at one another, of a great flood when all the lowlands were inundated, killing all creatures except the pure ones which climbed to the mountain tops and ascended ropes of arrows into the sky. In the Indians' view, humans offended the mountain spirits at their peril.

Every time I fly out of Seattle I am awed by this huge rock poking out the top of the clouds.

One of these days I will have to visit it for fun!

Hotlanta

This weekend we have a couple big races.

It is important that I ride prior to big races (well, all races but especially big races!) otherwise I will be mostly worthless.

I am in Atlanta. It is hared to ride when I am in Atlanta cause I am supposed to be at work.

And, I have to be there early in the morning.

And, I am usually tired and hungry and in need of a beer
by the time work is over.

But, I have a team and I have to train so I can race well.

So I went to my handy Atlanta Group Rides web page and
found a group ride both yesterday and today.

I find it easier to push myself on group rides.

I think the groups no the safest roads to ride.

I like to be safe.

The group rides start at 6pm

6:00 PM

Partly Cloudy 99°F

100°F

7:00 PM

Partly Cloudy 97°F

99°F

99• feels like 100•
97• feels like 99•

It just felt HOT!

But I am thinking about how cool it is going to feel this weekend!

Weekend Forecast for Yolo, CA

Friday Aug 17 Sunny High 93°F Low 57°F Precip: 0% Wind: WSW at 8 mph UV Index: 9 Very High Humidity: 33% Sunrise: 6:22 AM Sunset: 7:59 PM Sunny skies. High 93F. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday 18 Sunny High 92°F Low 57°F Precip: 10% Wind: WSW at 10 mph UV Index: 9 Very High Humidity: 33% Sunrise: 6:23 AM Sunset: 7:58 PM close details Sunny. Highs in the low 90s and lows in the upper 50s.

Backward Posting

These pictures are from a hike we took the day after the District Criterium Championships in Minden. Which was before the next post about our trip to Puerta Vallarta...which was before the following post when I spent three days flying in and out of La Guardia (did you read it with the accent? La Gwadia) to include the day I spent 14 hours in the cockpit because of weather....aarrghhhh.

Anyway, this is the Loch Leven Lake trail near Tahoe. It was a wonderful hike (thanks for the suggestion Tony!). It was easy to get to the trailhead and then about a two hour walk to the upper lake. There are more pictures here.

Sleep, Eat, Margarita, Nap, ...

Margarita, Eat, Nap, Margarita, Eat, Wine, Sleep....Repeat x 5

OK, so maybe we did a few other things...
like read,
and swim,

Oh, yeah
we went to Old Town
and La Zona Romantica
...did a little shopping and
had a nice dinner.

And,

one day
we went out on a boat where we
ate and drank margaritas and snorkeled...actually we snorkeled first then drank margaritas. The order didn't seem so important then but now I see the logic in it...

We saw the ARCH from
the boat on the way
to the little town of Yelapa

and once we got to Yelapa
we hiked (a very short hike)
up a trail to see a waterfall

and we
sat on the
beach and
drank ice
cold beers
from
Fanny's...
not exactly
Phanny
but close enough that I bought a shirt!

And we thought this was
a funny scene...

...packing out all the essentials,
but mostly soda!


More pictures here.

Guess Where I Went?

This is an easy one.