AM- Ran the last of the Bear course with Cody and Joe. We have now run almost the whole thing this summer. I paced Davy on this portion for the Bear last year, but 1/2 of it was in the dark so I was excited to see what I had missed. Started at Tony Grove, ran over to the always pretty White Pine, down Bunchgrass (rocky at the top, smooth at the bottom), over the Franklin Basin, up the slow, rocky and twisty Steam Mill Hollow (climbs 900 ft in 1 mile), with a detour to the mill and nearby lake, then around to Steep Hollow. Although we were confused a few times, we always ended up finding the right path for the Bear, sometimes aided by markers from last year. My right foot started twinging at mile 15 and is a bit sore underneath, so I'll baby it, but given that this is my highest mileage week ever by 8 miles, that isn't a surprise. I felt ok the whole run, a lot better than last week, but not perfect. The last few miles were on gravel road and were fast- 6:56 and 6:20 miles. Nice to be able to run fast at the end of a long run and very long week. Very beautiful scenery and nice to share the experience with Cody and Joe. Great morning. Sporttracks put me at just under 22 miles in 3:38 (9:54 pace) with 3600 ft climbing and 4850 descending. 116 miles for the entire week, with 15000 ft climbing and 16100 ft descending (all-time highs for all 3). And not a single mile on paved road!!! In all, I spent 17 hours running this week. Plus I spent about 8.5 hours driving to all those runs, and probably 5+ more hours changing, showering, etc. Adds up to at least 30 hours running or running-related. Here are more pictures. Lots and lots of pictures. The 3 Stooges at White Pine lake 
Typical view for the run- hills, sage brush, trees, and Joe's and Cody's backsides  At the old steam mill. Someone dragged this a long ways up a steep mountain.  Anyone know why aspen trees never seem to be straight?  Cody showing Joe the sights from Steam Mill cutoff 
The lovely Bear River mountains 
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