Random Shots of Beauty

I'm making things quick tonight so I can get back to completely geeking out on Olympic coverage.  On a related note, thanks to NBC's tape delayed coverage airing until midnight PST, it's going to be hard for me to get a good night's sleep for the next 14 days.  Good thing I'm not tapering for a big race or anything.  Oh, wait ...

So let's knock out a couple Random Shots of Beauty, taken from my most recent excursions into the mountains.  First, from Lake Alpine, CA:

My 11-year-old daughter striking a Pocahontas pose from a small island she and I kayaked to in search of perfect rock jumping spots - one of those excursions where the journey is as rewarding as the destination.

The next is left over from my Tahoe Rim Trail photos:

A small alpine meadow as seen from the trail between Marlette Peak and the Tunnel Creek aid station.  Sometimes the hardest part of writing race reports is deciding which pictures to leave out; that's when you know you've completed an awesome race.


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