by Cary | Mar 22, 2018 | Travels
We are ready for spring. The lack of snow has created one long mud season here and we are just over it. So tomorrow Puck and I will head to Salida! To camp. Just the two of us. I like to think I can be pretty brave in new situations. And I grew up backpacking with my...
by Cary | Jan 1, 2018 | Cary's Rants, Travels
I grew up on a ranch in Montana. But it is easy to forget just how unforgiving Montana can be in the winter. My sister, Morgan, and I had planned a quick trip up to visit my Mom in Big Timber this past weekend. The Big Timber weather forecast was looking pretty rough:...
by Cary | Dec 3, 2017 | Cary's Rants, Travels
Of course, my definition of livin’ it up isn’t quite what it used to be. Going out for a coffee AND a beer in one day is all it takes. But this weekend has been a nice little mini vacation. I came out here for a swim-coaching clinic with Sheila Taormina. For those of...
by Cary | Nov 19, 2017 | Travels
It has been a nearly snow-free fall here, for which I am thankful. No snow meant the dirt roads and trails stayed open for me to walk. And we have walked. A lot. I suspect I have mentioned I don’t love walking (unless it is with someone, in which case is much more...
by Cary | Oct 21, 2017 | Racing, Travels
I have a horrible memory. Always have. I like to think that I’ve just had too many adventures and my brain can’t keep up. Or something. But when I opened today’s iRunFar email update, my brain lit up. Les Templiers…? Wait… Les Templiers…! We ran that race a few years...
by Cary | Oct 5, 2017 | Cary's Rants, Travels
We were lucky to have decent, if not warm, weather in Sun Valley. There was a cold front that dusted us with snow on Monday. But on Tuesday the sun was out again. It was still chilly; as Puck and I started out on our hand cycle at 9:00, it was 22 degrees. My hand...
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