The weather was pretty good. And when it rained a little, we looked at the bright side of things:
Our first order of business was to do some dune jumping. There are some massive dunes on the coast that provide excellent launch pads:
To give you an idea how large they are:
Leftovers and Lila at a waterfall:
Someone had the bright idea to do a challenging workout, so I selected about the most challenging run
that mortals can complete - McGowan Creek.
It is 6.5 miles to the top and very STEEP a lot of the way. Here we are at the beginning when
we did not fully comprehend the impending pain: (Bill, Lila, Leftovers, Chuck, Lerry)
Early on we all felt pretty good:
Reality starts to kick in:
Our accent times ranged from 57 min. to 1:25, but we all did make it.
(Accept for Chuck. He drove the car and took the pix:
Here is the view from the top
Next up was a trip to Crater Lake for some Snow jumping and of course the requisite hand stand:
(Leftovers. Akiah, Marshall, Debbie)
A young vaulter in training (my nephew Marshall):
Lila and Bill getting distance:
Big Hops off the launch pad:
A race down the hill to finish the trip off:
