New Neighbor

Marmots make a squeaking sound when they vocalize. We've been hearing that sound hear at the house since yesterday. We thought it was a chipmunk until I spotted the culprit who apparently is living under our deck. I snapped a few quick pics of the guy this morning. I like how he is posing with his paw on the deck. Gimpy seems to be quite interested in him.

Ultrarunner Quote of the Year

"I wasn’t a truly genuine trail ultrarunner until March 7, 1992 at the
Wild Oak 50 near Harrisonburg, Virginia.  It was a rainy day and
simultaneously, while I was piddling on the run, chewing on an energy
bar and washing it down with Mountain Dew, my nose was dripping and I
farted.  That was the ultimate defining moment in my trail running
career, if not my entire life."
- Bob Boeder

Gimpy Furminator

Gimpy got a taste of the Furminator this weekend. The Furminator is a dog grooming brush that does wonders for dogs that shed a lot . . . like Gimpy. It tackles the undercoat. POD spend 10 minutes furminating Gimpy and she got enough hair to fill up a down pillow. Good grief.

East Maroon Pass Pics

Here's a few pics from my hike with POD & MacGyver yesterday up past Copper Lake to East Maroon Pass:

Fall Run

Another from Sensei Studios:

Fall Run (There and Back) from Sensei Studios on Vimeo.

A wee jog though the golden aspen trees of snowmass colorado.

Slack Line

From Sensei Studios:

Slack Line 04 from Sensei Studios on Vimeo.

Hal wins Western States 100

Hal Koerner of Ashland, Oregon wins Western States 100-mile ultramarathon with time of 16 hrs 24 min: