Sunny Skies
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We're scheduled to return on Wednesday, but we're hearing that we
might be snowed in. Needless to say we'll be watching the weather
channel quite a bit the next few days.
Today was our first day skiing and at the end of the afternoon I
convinced Jamie and Aaron to make one last run down Longshot. I
blogged about this a few weeks ago, so if you saw that you might
remember that Longshot is a run, just on the edge of the mountain at
Snowmass. It run from the top of the mountain all the way to the
bottom. An elevation of over 11,000 feet. The kicker is that you
have to hike up the mountain about 300 yards just to get to the start
of the run, and once you're on it, there's no getting off.
We were all pretty worn out by the time we got to the top, and Jamie
and Aaron were about ready to kick me, but they did great and we all
made it down. Here are a few pics. Hope you like them Meredith!
It wasn't really dark, but it sure seemed that way as we were walking the 300 yards uphill to the top of Longshot.







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I admit the run was a bit harder than I anticipated, and the walk
uphill had me breathing pretty darn heavily. But once I got to the top
of the hill I realized why it is worth it to walk to spots like this
on the mountain. I was the only one there and the view was incredible.
I took a seat, caught my breath, and absorbed all the wonder and
beauty that was before me.
So the hike was worth it. Taking a beating in my legs and my ego as I
skiied down the slope was worth it. Doing this alone was worth it.
Sometimes we just need to take a moment--however brief it may be--to
observe, reflect, and realize how awesome our journey can be.
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