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Utah Lake to the Top Of Timp



It was fun.
It was epic.
It was a blast.
It felt so good.
It hurt in a good way.
It was absolutely stunningly gorgeous.

We managed to take lot of pictures.
Mainly Jen.
Thank you!

6:00 am
American Fork Boat Harbor
Mountain Silhouette
Excited for the journey
to the top


6:20 am
About to jump into
the nice warm calm lake


7:00 am
Ready to rock


Heading up into the canyon


Climbing the Alpine Loop
with Jameson


Timpooneke Campground
Awesome group of girls
Jen, Keena, Melissa


8:45 am
A little reunion
before the real fun
is about to start


8:50
Hitting the trail


Enjoying the majestic beauty


Going up, up, up


Getting closer


10:55 am
We made it!


Enjoying the view
for a few minutes



Having a little snack
at the top


Moose in a meadow
on the way down


Keena coming down
This girl is my hero
I want to be like her some day


12:50 pm
Back to the bikes
There were quite a few of us crazies


2:30 pm
We're back to the cars
Sweaty
Tired
Happy


Our adventure
was everything and more
that I had hoped for.
What a great day in the mountains!

Overall workout time:
6 hours 30 minutes
Run to the top:
2 hours 5 minutes

Felt really good
except for the very end
of the downhill run.
Downhill is not my thing.
Loved the uphill.
Gained some mental toughness.

I am so glad
Jen was able to come.
I loved having her there.
Not because she was
carrying my camera.
Because she is always
an inspiration.

Thank you, Jen!

PS: Karl had an amazing performance at the Speedgoat 50k. He took 4th in a time of 6:27. That might not seem fast but you have no idea how insane the profile was! Congratulations, Papa! I am so happy it went so well. He promised to write something about it. We'll see... Life is a little crazy right now.


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JessWilson said…
Way to go Sarah and Jen! You're both AmAzing! And I'm so glad you were able to take pictures of your adventure. :)
August 06, 2010
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