Getting ready for Tioga... only one hill!

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Awesome trophy by Kenny Willingham
In September 2010 I was working at Lake View Lodge in Lee Vining and running trails twice a day. I was in good shape and my boss at the lodge offered to sponsor me in the 30th annual Tioga Pass race so I decided I would do it.

Tioga Pass is the eastern gateway to Yosemite National Park. The start line is in the town of Lee Vining at an elevation of 6,781 feet above sea level and the finish line is at the top of Tioga Pass at 9,945 feet. It's a 12.4 mile race with an elevation gain of 3,200 feet.

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Enjoying Summer in the Sierra

11:08 PM
Becca, Kara, and Foxey at Twin Lakes
"Wander a whole summer in the Sierras if you can. Thousands of God's blessings will search you and soak you as if you were a sponge, and the big days will go by uncounted."      ~John Muir

In the Sierras it is easy to live in the present. Time is immeasurable. You are so attentive and captivated by the beauty surrounding you that the second hand ticking on the clock is not apparent. In a spectacular environment, time slows down. You become focused on absorbing every moment, no longer longing to be somewhere else, only wishing to be where you're at. 

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