Lately I’ve been making trips up N. Franklin Peak (7,192’) to get ready for the Jemez Mountain 50 Miler next month in Los Alamos, NM. Yesterday I ran for nine hours including two climbs up the mountain. Now, I could give you a blow-by-blow account of my run including how I gagged on chia seed gel at 4:15am or accidentally blew a snot rocket onto my shoulder at 10:35. I could talk about how I tripped over a rock and almost fell into a cactus six times or how I was so hungry after the seventh hour that I actually considered eating at an all-you-can-eat buffet when I finished. I could also brag about how bad-ass I am because I ascended the mountain twice in one morning albeit very slowly. So slow in fact, that I think your grandmother passed me on the way back down. No, instead of boring you with all the trite details, I figured I’d just show you some pictures of the day.
See you on the trail.
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| The start at 4:00am |
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| Sunrise from the ridge |
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| Some sort of red grasses |
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| Phlox |
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| Franklin Mts |
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| Indian Paintbrush |
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| The ascent |
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| Verbena field |
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| Ocotillo Buds |
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| Texas rainbow cactus |
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| Prickly pear cactus |
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| Spinystar cactus |
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| Turk's head cactus |
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| Ocotillo cactus |
Nice pictures.
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