Here are a few photos from the run today
This has quickly become one of my favorite routes (in case you haven't noticed) as it gives me just about everything I look for in a big mountain run that I can knock off in an afternoon (less than 5 hrs). It's a ten minute drive from Driggs (to the winter TH where I start), I can get above 10,000ft relatively quickly, and the scenery is breathtakingly spectacular. Now maybe I ought to go spend more time in some other mountains for a while because I know there are countless other beautiful places out there, but I gotta admit, right now, this lizard is having as much fun as he's ever had leaping through the Tetons. And I feel better than ever too... As evidenced by how I felt today and a new personal best up Table: 1:14:30. (Why do I get so much satisfaction out of this?! I love it!) And even after the climb, I wasn't completely wiped. I still finished the run well after five hours. 1:10:00 to the summit seems achieveable, but it's gonna have to be a huge effort and there's probably not too much room to improve after that. ( My main concern at that point is cracking an ankle over on all the blocky scree or just plain tripping.) Nonetheless, I simply love being up there.
See it? About 10 minutes out from the TH, I encountered a mama moose and her calf. Couldn't get a good shot cause, you know, didn't feel like getting trampled today, but it's always (well, usually) a treat to see these magnificent animals out there and especially cases like this where I got to watch as the calf fed off it's mama. Who needs a zoo?!
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