Hello Everyone!  Hope you are well and loving life :)

Caleb has been in Minnesota this past week playing hockey.

It's called a "Showcase" which basically means showoff. Unfortunately, he (and many others) do not feel like they belong in this division. They're getting beaten pretty badly. Caleb, fortunately, is still having fun because he's playing the game he loves.

Ken and I hiked Granite Tors last weekend and completed the Equinox Marathon this weekend.  Here are some of our highlights...

Getting ready for the hike. We started out at 5:00PM Friday night.  We hiked about 3 1/2 hours and made it about 6 miles - it was pretty much uphill the whole way (with backpacks)
It was getting dark and we couldn't find a level spot, so we ended up pitching the tent on the trail!
The weather both days was beautiful :)

The next morning, we set out at 9:00am and made it to the first tors by 10:30.

These tors were created by lava coming up to the surface of the earth and, then cooling. They stick out of the ground not because they popped out, but because the land around them eroded away over time. Very cool, huh?

Not really sure why this dead end sign was here. The trail led straight to the tors... Funny :)

That's me standing next to the tree :)

Pretty picture of our hike out.

Walking stick - man

My favorite picture of one of the tors. We climbed up a little.

Beaver dam built right over the boardwalk 

Emily and Stephen after Friday night's football game against Juneau. It was their first home win. The crowd was WILD!

The start of the Equinox...

The famous "turnaround"

My results... 

We accomplished our goal (well, Ken's goal since I already accomplished mine 2 years ago...). We improved our time from last year by shaving off 1 hour and 10 minutes and our pain level was way less.  SUCCESS!

The trail was a mess. We've had a beautiful September so far and, of course, it rained the entire day of the race. The mud was slippery and sticky and everyone was soaked. Oh well, we had fun :)