Sitting at a coffee shop in Ouray, Colorado. Working, actually. I love my job. Notes...
- the town sits at ~ 8,000 feet. main street is quaint and cute and historic, and everywhere you look is straight up in the air at 12,000+ foot cliffs.
- i love the backpacking vagabond archetype, which you find all over colorado. made friends with this late-20s kid. went to iu, and grew up in a nice family. but didn't want to be tied down at this point in his life, and wanted to see the world. has been teaching english in south korea for 3 years. traveling that continent. now back in the states. doesn't own much. no car or license. just scratches together enough cash to meander around from one spot to the next. hiking/backpacking/rock climbing/trail races. shew wee. not saying i want that to be my calling, but it's a nice reminder not to take life too seriously. not a care in the world for that dude.
- i'll actually have a live tracking device.
http://www.ouray100.com/tracking
- this is the hardest race in the country. quite a challenge. i'll have my camera on hand the entire time, as the views will be stunning and worthy of documentation.