Last week I had the pleasure of once again visiting and volunteering at Cascade Crest 100. I helped out at the Little Bear Aid Station with BJ, Rich, and many other friends, some new, some old. The aid station was at Mile 16 or so. The weather was warm to hot, but not so much at the aid station itself. BJ made some great signs coming into the aid station.
The drive to Little Bear is a bit of a beast, out past Stampede Pass and lots of rugged forest roads. Glad to catch a ride with Chris and Suze--good times. A bit of mountain time felt like one extended exhale. Many laughs, too.
Props to all those who carried up the water to Little Bear on the day before. This is no small task--steep hill, worthy of tall trees, tough trails.
I got up and out the door from Mount Vernon at 4:30 AM, so I could meet at the start of the race. I got to see many old friends. This is a good place. It's a little harder to get up there with the Friday start, but I marked this day off on the calendar for some time.
After the aid station closed down, got to hang out a bit longer. Then I closed out the day with a drive further east to Thorp for some peaches and eastern WA fruit, and then the evening drive home.
A bit of a photo dump here...
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