The Funerals

I have been to 2 funerals in 2 days. Me, Manon and both kids went to Winchester, VA yesterday for a funeral. It was kinda nice, just the 4 of us on a road trip. Just like old times.
I mostly took yesterday off from running. My ankles are thanking me today.
I have about 31 miles planed for Sat. and Sunday.
I am going to Fayetteville, WV Sunday morning to watch Amy compete in the tri.

Old News

I know this is old news, but I just really got the time to get the pic off the camera. We had a car wash at church on Saturday the 16th. I wore my sandals for the first time this year. I put sunblock on my upper body, but forgot my feet completely. I didn't realize my feet were burnt till I went for a 10 mile run that evening. The whole time I am running I am trying to figure out why my feet are hurting. It fills like my shoes are too tight or something. It wasn't till I got home and took my shoes off that I saw the sunburn. It made for a pretty miserable 16 miles on Sunday too. The pic was taken Monday morning.

What A Week

When the sun shines I get very busy with my RV repair business. This was one of those weeks, but I still managed to get all my scheduled runs in so far this week. I would have liked to get a ride in on Monday, but it was pretty cold Monday evening and I didn't get in from work till about 7:00.
Just got in from a 13 miler. I need to go stretch now.
Going to Mullens this afternoon for my grandsons 1st birthday party.

Pipestem Pics

Pipestem State Park

I had a job in Pipestem Sat. evening so I took that opportunity to run some trails at the state park. I ran down the "River Trail" with the intention of crossing the Bluestone River, then running down the river a couple of miles then making the return trip. It would have been about 10 miles, but when I got down to the river I knew I wasn't going to be able to cross it this evening.
I ran back up the trail and ran a loop out the "County Line Trail" then around the lake. It ended up being about 9 miles.
The trails are in horrible shape after all the rain we have had. They are rutted and washed out pretty bad. The horse trasils are REALLY BAD. The mud in places was well over my shoes. Of course by the time I got to the really bad horse trails it was dark, so that made it more fun. It was awesome. Man I must be crazy.
I will post some pics in the next few days.

Thursday.....Just Another Thursday....

I was pretty tired after last week, so I didn't ride on Monday nor run on Tuesday. My hip has been bothering me a little too. I though a couple of days off might be a good idea.

Glade Creek On Sunday

Yesterday was definitely the best day to get pics on the Glade Creek. The water was probably 5-6 feet higher yesterday. I am really sorry I didn't buy the memory card when I bought the camera. Oh well, You live and learn.

It was soooo awesome yesterday. When you stopped and listened you could hear the boulders being rolled down the creek under the water. It sounds like thunder coming out of the water. I think water is one of the most greatest of Gods creation. It is so beautiful and powerful.

There were some guys kayaking on the lower part of the creek today. I had to keep hustling to get in front of them so I could get some pics.

The bottom 2 pics are of the same falls. Summer water level and Spring water level.

Falls On Glade Creek

Glade Creek

Last year after a lot of rain I went to Glade Creek to run and it was sooooo beautiful. With the water so high, water running out of all the hollers. I wished that I had a camera with me last year. Well as most everybody knows, we have had a lot of rain in the last couple of weeks, so I couldn't wait to get to the creek yesterday. I went to Wal-mart and bought a trail camera. I got a Canon Power Shot.

I got to Glade Creek at about 6:00 pm. I started up the creek. I took 3 pics in the 1st 1/4 mile or so. There are some really pretty falls just a little past that, so I stopped to get some video of that. I had taken about 25 seconds of video when the display on the camera said it was out of memory. Well crap. I should have bought a memory card. I carried the dead weight of the camera for the next couple of hours. When I got back to civilization I went back to Wal-mart and got a 4 gb card. Good deal too, $12. Here are the pics. I will add the video later. Oh yeah. I am going back today. Expect more pics this week.

Out Of Bandwidth

If you have been following my blog you know that I have a new IP. I have a limit of 5GB a month. I have exceeded that. I won't post again till after 5/10. Bye for now.

Nothing Much New

Things are going pretty good in my life right now. Johnna is doing better. Isiah is growing and getting stronger everyday. I am filling good. I should be able to resume a normal running schedule next week. Our vegetable garden is growing. Life is good.