Day 4

“…hula hooping was much easier as a kid.” View east from the western slope of the Tetons. Too much to […]

By on September 3, 2007 | Comments
“…hula hooping was much easier as a kid.”

View east from the western slope of the Tetons.

Too much to write about Days 2 and 3 and not enough time, so here’s the Day 4 update. It’s only 3 p.m., but it’s already a great day. Steve and I got up early and hit the trails around 8:30. We headed north from Teton Village on the Valley Trail. After a half mile climb we were treated to some great rolling single track. Not too many spectacular vista, but a wonderful forest to run through. Near the turn around we saw a doe with two fawns. We treated ourselves to beer and lunch at the Snake River Brewing Co. I love their OB-1, an organic ale, and the spicy peanut chicken with tofu substituted for chicken. Yum. The Kolner I drank was also tasty. I’m in a short break before heading out to the Jackson Hole Music Festival where Los Lonely Boys are playing.

Update:
Los Lonely Boys put on a decent show. Also, hula hooping was much easier as a kid.

Daily miles: 5
Daily elevation gain: 6,115′
Trip miles: 70
Trip elevation gain: 15,127′
Weekly miles: 5

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Bryon Powell

Bryon Powell is the Founding Editor of iRunFar. He’s been writing about trail running, ultrarunning, and running gear for more than 15 years. Aside from iRunFar, he’s authored the books Relentless Forward Progress: A Guide to Running Ultramarathons and Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, been a contributing editor at Trail Runner magazine, written for publications including Outside, Sierra, and Running Times, and coached ultrarunners of all abilities. Based in Silverton, Colorado, Bryon is an avid trail runner and ultrarunner who competes in events from the Hardrock 100 Mile just out his front door to races long and short around the world, that is, when he’s not fly fishing or tending to his garden.