No run, but a 10.5-mile hike to Surprise Lake in the Tetons before our drive to Afton. Pretty steep and it warmed up quite a bit after a rainy morning. Probably not the best pre-race warmup, but how often am I in Wyoming? Two interesting side notes: 1.) We saw a small black bear about 40 yards of the trail, just happily eating berries. 2.) We hiked by a group of four women, and stepped aside to let them pass downhill. One said, "We should be letting you go." I caught her eye and she gave me a warm smile, and five seconds later I realized it was Sally Jewell, the former president of REI and current Secretary of the Interior. My only way to confirm it was her backpack (I noticed it was an REI pack, because I have the same one). But that afternoon, on the drive to Afton, the radio reported that Jewell had spent the afternoon doing a press conference at Jenny Lake. It was totally her, pretty cool. |