Storm

Stool

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More Aspens

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Ant

sooc, can't decide if I want to crop it a little bit though... definitely click on this one, otherwise you'll probably miss the whole point of this picture

Aspens

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Pine Sky

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Dandelion

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If you click on it you can see the detail a little better

Trek

Well I know how most everyone hates reading long blog posts so I'll keep this one relatively short. Trek was an incredible experience one I'm not likely to forget, though I'd gone once before I must say this one was much more memorable. I made new friends and had a great time, but beyond that, as my mom describes it, it was like being in the temple for three days. The spirit was almost thick around some of the areas we visited, particularly Rock Creek, Martin's Cove, and Rocky Ridge. You could feel it permeate the air and fill your body and soul, I would definitely say it is one of the most sacred places on earth. I won't go into any of the details on what I thought about or the things I realized and what not, but suffice it to say that I learned and realized a lot about things, especially myself. It was an amazing experience and frankly, I wish I could be back there right now.



Independence Rock



Pulling the Handcart



Went through a little mud...



The gals of the family on the women's pull



Pulling through the sweetwater



Me and TK playing the face game while waiting in line for the bano :)

Cross Update

I was just thinking that before I head out to Trek I'd give a quick update on how Cross is going, I can't believe how long it's been since I posted about running! Summer Training, one of the things I most look forward to throughout the year. Granted it has involved waking up at 5:30 just about every morning this summer, but it's definitely been worth it! It's awesome to spend time with friends as we push our bodies to the limit on speed days, and sometimes just talk on the easy days. Plus, we do a ton of trail runs, one of the things I most love about running. Our team is also looking good, and most of the time we've had a pretty good showing for our team. We've also got a really solid group of guys, and since we're all around similar times we help push each other through the workouts, and push each other to reach our full potential every time we run. We're all working towards the same goal, and we all demand the best out of ourselves and out of each of our teammates. It's amazing how quickly this summer has gone by, we're already reaching the tail end of our summer training, in fact, our first race is in 19 days, the 22nd. At that point we'll get to see the fruits of our hard summer labors. And then we keep training and racing for that ultimate goal of region and state. It's going to be a very tough season due to the region change. Right now we have 3 of the top 4 schools from last years State Competition in our region. Still, we're looking forward to the challenge, and it's definitely going to be a good season!

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Have you ever had that feeling when you need to say something, or do something, but you just don't know what that something is? That's been me recently, there's been that nagging little thought at the back of my mind that I can't seem to get a hold of. That thing that's just waiting to slip off the tip of your tongue if you could only get it there. I hope I figure it out quickly, it's getting really annoying, and to top it all off for some reason I think this thought would make for a good blog post! :)