Bear Lake Marathon

These are some photos from the inaugural Bear Lake Marathon. The race started in Idaho, and went around the southern part of the lake. This first picture was taken near the start of the race. Mary (wearing the green shirt) and her friend Don (running between Mary and I) also took part.

The race was a decidedly low-rent affair. No bathrooms at the start, no traffic control, and no first aid stations. What the race lacked in accommodations, it made up for with scenery.


Mary and I were able to run in the shade for the first half of the race.

The last 10 miles were in the sun, on the west side of Bear Lake. I ended up roasting like a chicken.


I didn't end up with any pictures of the finish line--it was a chute made of caution tape, with no clock. I'm still not sure what time I ran, but I'm not worried about it.

Running the Canal Trail

This isn't my favorite run in Logan, but it gets the job done when I don't have very much time to exercise.

North Carolina in Springtime

I just returned from a 4-day trip to North Carolina. My father moved there when he retired after teaching 30+ years in Illinois. His wife, Lynda, was originally from the Wake Forest area.

They built a home together on some land that includes this neat old barn. The barn is very distinctive now that the area is less rural and more developed.


The weather was springlike--lots of flowers, including this prickly pear cactus in bloom.



As usual, Dad and I took a short kayaking trip, this time on the Lumber River. The river was full of snags and debris for the first mile or so, and the last part of the trip flowed through the town of Lumberton. This kind of river lends itself to a mellow, leisurely pace.