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January 23, 2007
Snow Day Continued
Well, the snow didn't last too long at the house. The sun came out mid-morning, so by the time we got home from work the only remaining snow was up in the mountains and bits here and there in the shadows. Paul, Linda and I wanted to end this 'snow day' with a trail run up on the mountain, however, the Catalina Highway was said to still be closed. We decided instead to turn our running legs toward this lower elevation trail that we had yet to check out before, the Agua Caliente Trail, the trailhead only minutes from our house. Turned out to be a great trail and a great run.
Then to top it all off, we finished the day with some warm, snow-day, homemade cookin': Great Grandma's macaroni and cheese, vegetable soup, and chocolate chip cookies. Mmmmm.
Stellar day. :-)
Posted by April at 06:13 AM
January 22, 2007
Tucson SNOW!
Paul and I have quite a treat going on here in Tucson this morning. SNOW! Snow everywhere!! - on the mountain, in the foothills, covering the yard, covering our cars!!! Across Tucson last night, around 5pm, the rain started turning to sleet. And then the sleet turned to snow. And then - the best part, hehe - it started to stick!! Now this morning Paul and I awake to a winter wonderland, here at our little desert adobe home. Seeing snow at the house is a sight we thought we'd never see. What a treat!!! :-)))))))
Posted by April at 08:10 AM
January 21, 2007
Porch Progress
Posted by April at 04:06 PM
January 14, 2007
New Year's Reservations
....Hueco reservations, that is. No need for New Year's resolutions when you've got Hueco reservations for the next three months. I will climb more. I will climb harder. I will send only sick projects. - Not because I have incredible will power or the determination of an olympic athlete. Not because I'm willing and ready to make psychotic sacrifices. It's because I simply enjoy climbing. Dedication is effortless when it's for something you truly love. And Paul and I just can't seem to love this sport enough. ;-) Ahhh, the sick sends are just around the next bend...er, uh, weekend.
Posted by April at 04:03 PM
January 04, 2007
A Pittsburgh Christmas
It's a good thing we've been doing a lot of trail running the past few months because we had to sprint through the airport to catch our connecting flight to Pittsburgh. Thank goodness because the next available flight was two and a half days later due to the Denver snow storm. I guess our luck at the beginning of the trip was a good sign because the entire 10 days we were away turned out awesome!
Click on the photo below and see a short slideshow of a few places we went while in Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, we were only able to make it into the climbing gym one time. Unfortunate because we are getting a little out of shape but not so unfortunate since we got to do so much stuff with family and friends. To try and stay a little in shape while eating, eating, eating and more eating we managed to blast out a few "city runs." Instead of seeing views of mountains or wild animals the city certainly had comparable sights to the mountain trail runs we are used to. The graffiti along the "jail trail" (which actually leads to the Pittsburgh jail) is full of beautiful colors and hidden messages (like f**k the police). Also, we always managed to keep a nice fast pace because of the need to dart past cars in traffic, crossing streets at the "right" time, bums asking you for money, and just plain weird people you don't want to talk with. Overall it was a blast and I loved being back in my home town. I shouldn't convey that the entire time running was full of city excitement. On two of our runs we managed to escape the noise and crowds of people by hopping on the trails in Frick Park and Shenley Park.
One of the biggest highlights of our trip and probably a favorite by both April and I were the two hikes we took with my parents. We visited Cooper's Rock State Park in West Virginia and Linn Run State Park, about 1 hour outside of Pgh. The weather was perfect both days. Actually, that depends on how you view perfect. I think of it begin near what I consider the perfect temperature for climbing. But, not perfect when you think that it's December! What's going on? Where's the snow? Check out the photos to see what I'm talking about.
Actually, the snow was in Tucson (so we heard)! And...it snowed at our house!
Posted by Paul at 10:26 PM