Ashford Living: 2016

Friday, July 8, 2016

Hooray 5K: Action Photo updates!

Here's a link to the original post from 5/7/2016 -- I was pretty proud of myself for running a great race.

http://ashfordliving.blogspot.com/2016/05/hooray-5k.html

How'd I do?

I finished 4th. Official time was 21:02.

I am proud.

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Here are a few additional pics from teh race that I found on the official "Soaring Above the Storm" facebook page:

Ahead of the race

Waiting at the starting line

Early int the race

Coming down the home stretch

Just about to finish. The guy in front of me got 3rd. So close -- I'll get them next year!

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Up to Sterling Pond ( take two)

The last time we did this was a few years ago. Robby was in the backpack and it was just the three of us. This year, Robby hiked to the top by himself (2.2 miles, 880ft elevation increase) and back down again with only minimal help. And very few tears. Oh yeah -- and Annie was in the backpack, riding and snoozing.

We had a great time on a beautiful morning.

Looking up from Smuggler's notch

Waiting at the trail head

Starting off on the trail. Look at the eager little guy.

Riding daddy!

Looking down into the notch

Approaching Sterling Pond

It was quite the beautiful day

Family Selfie

Resting in the shade when it was all done.

To see the summary form our last trip, click here: http://ashfordliving.blogspot.com/2013/06/40-lbs-sterling.html

Monday, July 4, 2016

Another successful Camping trip

We took the crew to Smuggs again this year. We were joined by two other families this go 'round -- and it ended up being a blast!. Everyone had friends to play with, and the adults were given a little break in the evenings. All in all, another successful camping trip!