11 Mile Run

March 31, 2012

Of course on Sunday after running 11 hilly miles in the rain, the sun is out…just my luck. I finally went to see the Lynnwood High School.

Sunny Day & 10 Mile Run

March 24, 2012

Chance follows the sun like she hasn’t seen it in forever…oh wait…

Beautiful day! Sunglasses and t-shirt weather on a KILLER 10 mile run on Centennial Trail in Snohomish.

Downtown Run & Sunset

March 7, 2012

Today was gorgeous. The weather couldn’t be better. Here is the sun beginning its decent from Olympic Sculpture Park during the beginning of my run.

I finally saw the Richard Serra’s “Wake” sculpture.

After running 2 miles I turned around to this miraculous beauty: downtown Seattle reflection and Mount Rainier beyond the port.

I love evening Seattle runs.

Finally I couldn’t take it anymore I just had to stop running and reflect on this blessed day and God’s amazing wonders here.

5 Mile Run Downtown

March 5, 2012

Today I ran my longest run to date on the Seattle Elliott Bay Trail waterfront: 5 miles. Still on track for my first half marathon April 29.

The most shocking thing was my bus getting off the Interstate and noticing 1.5 inches of snow on the grass and cars in Mill Creek! Here’s Chance on the back deck the next morning!

I thought we moved away from the crazy weather fluctuation of the Carolinas where it is snowing one day and a high of 60 the next!

Ski Stevens Pass

March 4, 2012

Sunday morning we were out for the house by 8am prepared to be going down the slopes in under 3 hours. Bound for skiing at Stevens Pass.

Parking lot at Stevens Pass, under 2 hours from our house.

We rented skis, boots and poles. We used my corporate GGLO passes I bought months ago to save $20 a person on lift tickets.

I made Joe promise to stick to the green easy slopes so I didn’t wretch my knee like I did a few weeks ago. We proceeded to the Daisy Chair lift to head down Easy Street.

The view from the top of the slope from the Daisy Chair lift.

Stevens Pass slopes.

Daisy Chair lift on Easy Street.

The bottom of the green slopes near the lodge.

We took a few different easy green slopes down, with Tyn Creek being a little steeper than the others, but it was well manicured so that there was a flat area at the bottom of the slopes.
Wolfpack on the ski slopes.

After 6 or so runs we took a break for lunch at the lodge. We decided to do our first blue run after eating so we could ski a longer run. We took the Hogsback Express chairlift up and took the easiest blue route down, the Rock ‘n Blue. We both had some difficulties staying in control going down. One of my skis fell of twice. I was just glad they came off easily this time before my knee was turned all around. There were points of the slope that were 45 degrees. Very unlike blues in West Virginia.

We went back to do the greens some more.
That’s my husband.

Jackie riding the chair lift.

Mountaintop.

Black diamond slopes and double black diamond slopes! We stayed far away from those.

After getting our groove back after lunch we gave the Rock ‘n Blue another try, this timing noting the flatter areas of the route from the ski lift. We came down the slope like wannabe pros. No bumps or bruises.
Here’s Joe imitating one of our favorite skiing moments of the past, Brandon Hill riding down on the back of his ski’s yelling ‘OH $h!t!’

He then proceeded to fall over in the soft snow.

Joe and I have never seen such great snow conditions. No ice, great powder, upper 30s, minimal wind and partly cloudy blue skies. We love living so close to the slopes that we can decide which days to go ski.

Joe and I have never seen such great snow conditions. No ice, great powder, upper 30s, minimal wind and partly cloudy blue skies. We love living so close to the slopes that we can decide which days to go ski.

Driving home down Highway 2.