Wanderlust, running, injuries, and life.

my grapes are starting to get ripe - a good harvest coming up

That should cover most of what I've been up to lately. I've been pretty negligent with the blog... As mentioned elsewhere I've got a 100K "race" coming up. I have no illusions about having a good time, I just want to complete it before the cutoff. I have been training - up to a 44.8 mile trail "run" as well as many lesser jaunts. During one of these I tripped while attempting to put my camera back on the chest holster and hurt my wrist. It was getting better when I re-injured it in a wet granite slab slip. Since then I've been trying to wear a brace on it, and it is getting better.

Last week I joined a heap of YogaSlackers at Wanderlust in Squaw Valley. We were teaching slackline and slackro classes as well as playing. With my hurt wrist I was somewhat limited, but as long as things were somewhat slow and didn't require a flat wrist I was able to do some hand to hand and other things. I also go humbled by the waterline the first 2 days I tried it, the third time was the charm though. It was nice to get to reconnect with people as well as meet some of the new slackers. I also got to see Michael Franti and Thievery Corporation in concert.

Eric walking the waterline like a boss

Link supports Liz

one of our classes on the dome

I support Liz in foot to hand in the pool at high camp (Eric Ward Photo)

After that I met up with Geordie and two other Australians at Lover's Leap. I was able to do some climbing, although I stuck to toproping in case I needed to drop off. I am able to pull pretty hard as long as there aren't any weird twists or bending my wrist back involved. It was very nice to be able to get back on the rock.

climbing at Lover's Leap - the horizontal dikes are just begging to be climbed

the milky way and trees - taken with the fisheye